CYNOGLOSSUML. - HOUND'S-TONGUE
Scientific Description:
Biennial, more rarely annual or perennial herbs. Cymes terminal and subterminal, ebracteate or rarely with l(−2) bracts near base, usually elongating in fruit, rarely subcapitate even at maturity. Corolla cylindrical to infundibular, rarely rotate. Faucal appendages (scales) oblong or subquadrate, rarely longer than broad, usually closing throat. Stamens included, inserted at or above middle of tube or between scales; anthers ovoid to narrowly elliptic. Nutlets ovoid to orbicular, dorsal surface (disc) convex or depressed, with or without raised margin, glochidiate, attached to narrowly conical gynobase, with or without an awn coherent to style.
Reference:
Riedl H (1978). Cynoglossum L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 306.
Public Description:
Cynoglossum is a genus of biennial or perennial plants commonly known “hound's-tongue”. These plants are native to Asia, Africa, and Europe. There are approximately 83 species in the world and 8 species (11 taxa) in Türkiye. 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 and causes the light sensitivity to be ingested by grazing animals.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynoglossum, Accessed date: 22.12.2015.
Anonymous 2 (2015). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Boraginaceae/Cynoglossum/, Accessed date: 22.12.2015.
Körüklü ST (2012). Cynoglossum L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 226.
