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Woolly Breeches (Amsinckia spectabilis)

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Amsinckia Spectabilis, or more commonly know as Woolly Breeches, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Amsinckia. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Amsinckia Spectabilis or Woolly Breeches's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Amsinckia
  • Family: Boraginaceae
  • Order: Lamiales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 9(FACU) 0(FACU)





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