Details of Genus: Cynoglossum
ID: 1502
Genus ja:
Genus en: Hound’s tongue
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)
Accepted:
Family: Boraginaceae
Family ja: ムラサキ
Infra familial classification:
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
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical 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 |