Cyanoglossom

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• Cynoglossum officinale, the common hound's-tongue, is a native of Asia, Africa, and Europe

• It has been introduced into North America, and it is considered to be a troublesome weed because its burs stick to the wool of sheep and to other animals

• Ingestion of this plant can also lead to photosensitivity in grazing animals

• Species

  • As of July 2024, there are 81 accepted species in the genus:

    • Cynoglossum aequinoctiale T.C.E.Fr.

    • Cynoglossum alpestre Ohwi

    • Cynoglossum alpinum (Brand) Riedl

    • Cynoglossum alticola Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

    • Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & J.R.Drumm. — Chinese hound's tongue

    • Cynoglossum amplifolium Hochst. ex A.DC.

    • Cynoglossum asperrimum Nakai

    • Cynoglossum australe R.Br.

    • Cynoglossum × austriacum Rech.

    • Cynoglossum austroafricanum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

    • Cynoglossum baeticum Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum barbaricinum Arrigoni & Selvi

    • Cynoglossum birkinshawii J.S.Mill.

    • Cynoglossum borbonicum (Lam.) Bory

    • Cynoglossum bottae Deflers

    • Cynoglossum brandii Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum castaneum Riedl

    • Cynoglossum celebicum Brand

    • Cynoglossum cernuum Baker

    • Cynoglossum cheirifolium L.

    • Cynoglossum cheranganiense Verdc.

    • Cynoglossum clandestinum Desf.

    • Cynoglossum coeruleum Hochst. ex A.DC.

    • Cynoglossum columnae Ten.

    • Cynoglossum creticum Mill. — blue hound's tongue

    • Cynoglossum dalianum Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum densefoliatum Chiov.

    • Cynoglossum dioscoridis Vill.

    • Cynoglossum divaricatum Stephan ex Lehm.

    • Cynoglossum formosanum Nakai

    • Cynoglossum gansuense Y.L.Liu

    • Cynoglossum germanicum Jacq. — green hound's tongue

    • Cynoglossum glabellum Riedl

    • Cynoglossum hanangense Verdc.

    • Cynoglossum hellwigii Brand

    • Cynoglossum hispidum Thunb.

    • Cynoglossum holosericeum Steven

    • Cynoglossum inyangense E.S.Martins

    • Cynoglossum javanicum (Lehm.) A.DC.

    • Cynoglossum kandavanense (Bornm. & Gauba) Akhani

    • Cynoglossum karamojense Verdc.

    • Cynoglossum krasniqii Wraber

    • Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk.

    • Cynoglossum × legionense Rothm.

    • Cynoglossum lowryanum J.S.Mill.

    • Cynoglossum macrocalycinum Riedl

    • Cynoglossum macrolimbe Riedl

    • Cynoglossum magellense Ten.

    • Cynoglossum maghrebicum Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum mathezii Greuter & Burdet

    • Cynoglossum mediterraneum Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum meeboldii Brand

    • Cynoglossum microglochin Benth.

    • Cynoglossum × modorense Rech.

    • Cynoglossum monophlebium Baker

    • Cynoglossum montanum L.

    • Cynoglossum natolicum (Bornm.) Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum nebrodense Guss.

    • Cynoglossum nova-guineese Riedl

    • Cynoglossum obtusicalyx Retief & A.E.van Wyk

    • Cynoglossum officinale L. — common hound's tongue

    • Cynoglossum papuanum Schltr. ex O.Brand

    • Cynoglossum pitardianum Greuter & Burdet

    • Cynoglossum pustulatum Boiss.

    • Cynoglossum rochelia A.DC.

    • Cynoglossum sabirense (R.R.Mill & A.G.Mill.) J.R.I.Wood

    • Cynoglossum semnanicum Khat.

    • Cynoglossum seravshanicum (B.Fedtsch.) Popov

    • Cynoglossum spelaeum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

    • Cynoglossum sphacioticum Boiss. & Heldr.

    • Cynoglossum stewartii Kazmi

    • Cynoglossum timorense Riedl

    • Cynoglossum torvum Dimon & M.A.M.Renner

    • Cynoglossum trinervium (Duthie) Greuter & Stier

    • Cynoglossum trollii Melch.

    • Cynoglossum tsaratananense J.S.Mill.

    • Cynoglossum tubiflorum (Murb.) Greuter & Burdet

    • Cynoglossum ukaguruense Verdc.

    • Cynoglossum vanense Sutorý

    • Cynoglossum viridiflorum Pall. ex Lehm.

    • Cynoglossum wallichii G.Don

    • Cynoglossum watieri (Batt. & Maire) Braun-Blanq. & Maire

    • Cynoglossum wildii E.S.Martins

    • Cynoglossum yemenense (R.R.Mill & A.G.Mill.) Verdc.

    • Cynoglossum zeylanicum (Sw. ex Lehm.) Thunb. ex Brand — Ceylon hound's tongue

  • Formerly placed here

    • Oncaglossum pringlei (Greenm.) Sutorý (as Cynoglossum pringlei Greenm.)

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynoglossum (2024)