Boraginaceae
Gypsyflower
Cynoglossum officinale
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cynoglossum
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Common names
By language (36)
- Albanian
- Gjuhëqeni mjekësor
- ang
- Cuneglæsse, Cuneglaesse
- Arabic
- آذان الغزال, كثير الأضلاع, لسان الكلب
- arz
- سينوجلوسوم اوفيسينال
- Azerbaijani
- Dərman köpəkdili
- Basque
- Txakur-mihi
- Belarusian
- Касталом лекавы, Багун, Касталомнік, Сабачы язык, Шалянец
- Bulgarian
- Лечебна наумка
- Catalan
- Cynoglosse officinale
- Chinese
- 紅花琉璃草, 红花琉璃草
- Croatian
- Ljekoviti pasji jezik
- Czech
- Užanka lékařská
- Danish
- Lægehundetunge
- Dutch
- Veldhondstong
- English
- Gypsyflower, Houndstongue
- Estonian
- Harilik rass
- Finnish
- Koirankieli, Rohtokoirankieli
- French
- Cynoglosse officinale, Langue-de-chien
- Georgian
- Სამკურნალო ძაღლის ენა
- German
- Gewöhnliche Hundszunge, Echte Hundszunge, Cynoglosse officinale
- Icelandic
- Hundatunga
- Kazakh
- Дәрілік қаратамыр
- kw
- Tavas an ki
- Lithuanian
- Vaistinė šunlielė, Cynoglosse officinale
- Macedonian
- Обичен кучешки јазик
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hundetunge
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Hundetunge
- Polish
- Ostrzeń pospolity
- Romanian
- Limba câinelui
- Russian
- Чернокорень лекарственный, Куриная слепота, Пёсий язык
- Slovak
- Psojazyk lekársky
- Slovenian
- Navadni pasji jezik
- Spanish
- Bizniega, Cinoglossa, Cynoglossa, Cynoglossa vulgar, Lengua canina, Lingoa de cao, Lingoa de caô, Mareacavallo
- Swedish
- Hundtunga, Cynoglosse officinale
- Ukrainian
- Чорнокорінь лікарський
- Welsh
- Tafod y bytheiad, Tafod y ci
Synonyms
- Cynoglossum album Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
- Cynoglossum bicolor Willd.
- Cynoglossum bicolor Willd.
- Cynoglossum foetens Gilib.
- Cynoglossum hybridum Thuill.
- Cynoglossum hybridum Thuill.
- Cynoglossum paucisetum Borbás
- Cynoglossum ruderale Salisb.
- Cynoglossum vulgare Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 1,453 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aga_l_, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fornax, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Дарья Друщенко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Bonifazi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Safina Rezeda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Václav Opatřil, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fitzová Markéta, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.