Details of genus: Cynoglossum [1502]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Hound’s tongue
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accepted:
Family: Boraginaceae
family_ja: ムラサキ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 55 species of annuals, biennials, and short-lived perennials from grassy places and rocky slopes in temperate regions and tropical uplands. They have alternate, narrowly lance-shaped to oblong or ovate, rough leaves, often clasping the stems, the lower ones stalked. They are cultivated for their usually blue, sometimes purple, rose-pink, or white flowers, similar to forget-me-nots (Myosotis), each with a short, tubular corolla and 5 widely spreading lobes, produced in one-sided, terminal cymes over a long period from spring to autumn. Grow in a mixed, herbaceous, or annual border.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed of perennials in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Sow seed of annuals and biennials in situ in mid-spring. Divide perennials in spring.
pests_en: Prone to mildew.
description_ja:
comment:
comment_ja: オオルリソウ，シナワスレナグサ
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show |