Checker Fiddleneck, Desert Fiddleneck, Cetkom

• Scientific Name: Amsinckia Tessellata V.Tessellata
• Common Name: Checker Fiddleneck, Desert Fiddleneck, Cetkom
• References: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, C.M. Guilliams, and J. Malusa. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 10. Eudicots: Berberidaceae, Bignoniaceae and Boraginaceae. Phytoneuron 2015-1, 1-60
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/01PhytoN-SWArizPt10Berb-Borag.pdf#page=12
• Habitat: Valleys
• Life Form: Forb, annual
• Leaf Description: Alternate simple
• Flower Color: Orange
• Flowering Period: Feb. to June
• Spines: Spineless
• Rarity: Common
• Family: Boraginaceae (borage family)