Comparison Chart for Species of Amsinckia
| Character | ||||||
| 
 
 
 
 nutlet shape, 
 cross-section, 
 & size (mm) | teardrop 
 
 
 | ovate to triangular 
 
 | ovate to triangular 
 
 | teardrop to ovate 
 
 | teardrop 
 
 
 | lanceolate 
 
 
 | 
| nutlet surface
                (abaxial face) | cobblestone with smooth tubercles | rounded to sharp ridges with granular tubercles | rounded to sharp ridges with granular tubercles | rounded to mildly sharp ridges with granular tubercles | cobblestone with transverse rounded ridges and smooth tubercles | smooth and shiny | 
| nutlet attachment scar | ± diamond | oblong | round to oblong to mildly polygonal | elliptic to teardrop | diamond to teardrop | hidden | 
 
		




