Kingdom Plantae Family Boraginaceae Scientific name Cynoglossum grande Rank Species | Order (unplaced) Genus Cynoglossum Higher classification Cynoglossum | |
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Similar Cynoglossum, Boraginaceae, Cardamine californica, Ranunculus californicus, Plagiobothrys nothofulvus | ||
Cynoglossum grande is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Pacific hound's tongue. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in shady areas in woodland and chaparral. On the forest floor of California oak woodlands typical plant associates are Calochortus luteus, Delphinium variegatum and Calochortus amabilis. It is a perennial herb producing an erect stem 30 to 90 centimeters tall from a taproot. The leaves are mostly located around the base of the plant, each with an oval blade up to 15 centimeters long held on a petiole. The inflorescence is a panicle of flowers on individual pedicels. Each five-lobed flower is bright to deep blue with white appendages at the center. It is 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide. The fruit is an array of four slightly bristly nutlets.
