COMMON HOUND’S-TONGUE

Class: Cynoglossum officinale

Family: BORAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Boraginaceae

Year: Biennial

Other Names: Gypsy Flower, Dogbur, Woolmat

Colour: Reddish-purple

Height: 30-90 cm (1-3')

Each Flower: 7 mm-1.5 cm (1/4-5/8") across, cup-shaped, with 5, rounded petals, uniting to form tube; 5 stamens; greenish-grey, stubby sepals, usually downy; seeds have stiff, barbed hairs which stick like a burr

Leaves: Basal leaves downy, long lance-shaped, up to 20 cm (8") long, tapering below into flattened stalk; many stem leaves, smaller and stalkless

Stems: Slightly ridged, downy-haired

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Dry waste places and roadsides

Note:

May cause dermatitis