Herb: Tarweed Fiddleneck


Latin name: Amsinckia lycopsoides


Synonyms: Amsinckia parviflora


Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)



Edible parts of Tarweed Fiddleneck:

Fresh juicy shoots. No more details are given. Seed - raw. The parched seed is ground into a powder then made into cakes and eaten without being cooked. If this species is like most other members of the family Boraginaceae, the seed is likely to ripen over a period of time and individual seeds fall from the plant when they are ripe. This will make harvesting any quantity of seed very fiddly and time consuming.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Annual


Height:
60 cm
(2 feet)

Flowering:
July to
September

Habitat of the herb:

Dry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil

Propagation of Tarweed Fiddleneck:

Seed - sow late spring in situ.

Cultivation of the herb:

Dry open slopes and flats, often in disturbed soil

Medicinal use of Tarweed Fiddleneck:

None known

Known hazards of Amsinckia lycopsoides:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.