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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum officinale L.
common hound's-tongue, gypsy-flower
Cynoglossum: Greek for "dog's tongue"
officinale: Latin generally meaning "of the shops" or "sold in the marketplace" or "official"
Hazardous 
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 8"-48" tall forb; stems unbranched |
| Flower: | red to purple, 5-parted, 1/3" or less wide, saucer-shaped; inflorescence many raceme-like clusters from the upper leaf axils, the mature stalks widely curving; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | nutlet with prickles and a raised edge  |
| Leaf: | many leaves, basal leaves large and tongue-shaped, stem leaves getting progressively smaller toward the top |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, disturbed sites |
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