To
quote from Weeds of the West page 199 Coast Fiddleneck is a native of California
and Oregon and is found in cultivated fields flowering in late spring. A related
species Tarweed Fiddleneck (A. lycopsoides Lehm.) which can be
distinguished by well developed fornices (internal appendages in the upper
throat of the corolla).
Bob
Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID
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Re: [RC] fiddleneck / tarweed
Dear Mary;
From what I have read, tarweed and
fiddleneck are the same weed.
No, they aren't. I live in the central Sierra foothills and
they are different. Fiddleneck shows up in the spring, has little sharp
hairs on the leaves and the stems of the plant, and is characterized by a
yellow-gold "fiddle neck" shaped flower stalk. They are gone by
this time of year, dried up.
Now, Tarweed is different...it is out now. It is sticky, and smells
like chamomile to me. This stuff hangs around all summer, and in
pasture, will coat your horse with a lovely "tar" on the legs and face because
it leaves its sap which collects dirt.
