Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database


Cynoglossum grande (Grand Hounds-Tongue)

Kingdom

 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

 Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass

 Asteridae

Order

 Lamiales

Family

 Boraginaceae – Borage family

Genus

 Cynoglossum L. – hound's tongue

Species

 Cynoglossum grande Douglas ex Lehm. – Pacific hound's tongue

Grand Hound’s Tongue is a west coast perennial wildflower commonly found in woodland areas.

The unusual name was given because the large rough textured leaves are said to resemble an actual hounds tongue.

The flowers are blue to purple with white markings in the center and are displayed in clusters on 12 to 30” stems from February through April.

Hound’s Tongue prefers a shady moist site at lower elevations and is common from British Columbia to the California coast, USDA zones 7-9.

   
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