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Cynoglossum
Sign in to saveCynoglossum is a genus of small-flowered plants in the family Boraginaceae (borage family). It includes 81 species native to Eurasia, Africa, New Guinea, and Australia.
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Cynoglossum, commonly known as hound's tongue, is a genus of plants within the family Boraginaceae. It belongs to the order Boraginales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The taxon is recognized as accepted and has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary.
The genus is native to a wide range of regions, including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Assam, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, the Baltic States, Bangladesh, and Belarus. Occurrence records have been documented in countries such as Mexico, China, Peru, Costa Rica, and Indonesia. These records are held by institutions including IBUNAM, US, F, A, and UCONN.
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Vinony files it under Boraginaceae genera, Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus and Cynoglossum.
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Species
hound's-tongues
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
倒提壶属（学名：Cynoglossum；/ˌsɪnoʊˈɡlɒsəm, ˌsaɪ-, -nə-/[1][2]）是紫草科下的一个属，为二年生或多年生高大草本植物。该属共有50－60种，分布于温带和亚热带地区[3]。豬尾巴草、錫蘭狗尾草等雜草都是本屬成員。 物種 Cynoglossum amabile - Chinese hound's tongue, Chinese forget-me-not Cynoglossum apenninum Cynoglossum australe - Australian hound's tongue Cynoglossum baeticum Cynoglossum boreale - northern wild comfrey Cynoglossum castellanum Cynoglossum cheirifolium Cynoglossum clandestinum Cynoglossum columnae Cynoglossum creticum - blue hound's tongue Cynoglossum dioscoridis Cynoglossum furcatum - Indian hound's tongue Cynoglossum germanicum - green hound's tongue Cynoglossum glochidiatum - prickly hound's tongue Cynoglossum grande - Pacific hound's tongue Cynoglossum hungaricum Cynoglossum magellense Cynoglossum microglochin - smallbristle hound's tongue Cynoglossum nervosum - hairy hound's tongue Cynoglossum occidentale - western hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale - common hound's tongue, gypsyflower Cynoglossum reverchonii Cynoglossum rotatum Cynoglossum sphacioticum h. riedl. Cynoglossum suaveolens - sweet hound's-tongue[4] Cynoglossum tehranicum = Cynoglossum montanum = Cynoglossum nebrodense - mountain hound's tongue.[5] Cynoglossum troodi - Troodos hound's
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,277
- With media
- 944
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, US, F, A, UCONN, GH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, Peru, Costa Rica, Indonesia, United States, Papua New Guinea, Canada
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Boraginaceae
- Image
- CynoglossumOfficinale-bloem-kl.jpg
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- Cynoglossum
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- Cynoglossum
- topic's main category
- Category:Cynoglossum
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- Cynoglossum
- taxon common name
- 琉璃草属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Cynoglossum is a genus of small-flowered plants in the family Boraginaceae (borage family). It includes 81 species native to Eurasia, Africa, New Guinea, and Australia.
Cynoglossum officinale, the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals. Houndstongue is also toxic to cattle and other grazing animals due to the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which when ingested can lead to liver damage and photosensitivity in livestock.
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