Boraginaceae
Smallbristle hound's tongue
Cynoglossum microglochin
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cynoglossum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smallbristle hound's tongue, Small bristle hound's toungle
Synonyms
- Anchusa petiolata Hook.
- Cynoglossum grandiflorum Benth.
- Cynoglossum microglochin var. microglochin
- Cynoglossum microglochin var. nervosum (Benth. ex C.B.Clarke) Y.J.Nasir
- Cynoglossum nervosum Benth. ex Hook.f.
- Cynoglossum nervosum var. petiolatum (Hook.) Kazmi
- Cynoglossum petiolatum (Hook.) A.DC.
- Cynoglossum petiolatum var. nervosum (Benth. ex Cl.) Bennet
- Cynoglossum rupestre Hans ex Brand
- Omphalodes nervosa Edgew. ex C.B.Clarke
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.