Amsinckia vernicosa Hooker & Arnott
Bot. Beechey Voy.: 370. 1838 (1841?)

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Pronunciation:
Am-sínck-i-a ver-ni-cò-sa
Etymology:
W. Amsinck, patron of Hamburg Botanic Garden, 1752--1831 + "varnished"
Synonym(s):

Amsinckia carnosa M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 8: 35. 1898
Amsinckia glauca Suksd., Werdenda 1: 113. 1931

Type:
Holotype: Douglas s.n., 1833, USA: California (K001067010)

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Distribution:
LEFT: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2012. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html).
Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].
COLOR KE
Y: Dark green=present in state; Light green=present in county, not rare. Accessed 25 Apr 2019.


Lectotype:
Amsinckia vernicosa
Douglas s.n., 1833, USA: California (K001067010)


Exemplars:

Amsinckia vernicosa
Clifton F. Smith 2328, 1949-05-02 USA: California, Santa Barbara County
Along dirt road to Zaca Ridge near junction of main road up west slopes of Figueroa Mountain, ca. 34.739 -119.994
(SD121819)