Cynoglossum grande Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cynoglossum grande Douglas ex Lehm.

(not an active name)

Grand hound's tongue, Pacific hound's tongue, Western houndstongue

Cynoglossum grande is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Adelinia grandis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2136 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Cynoglossum
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Adelinia grande
OTHER	Cynoglossum austinae
JEF	Adelinia grandis

Information about Cynoglossum grande from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CYGR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).