ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOUND'S-TONGUE
Old English hundestunge, translation of Latin cynoglōssos, from Greek kunoglōssos, from kuōn dog + glōssa tongue; referring to the shape of its leaves.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUND'S-TONGUE»
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hound's-tongue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hound's-tongue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America
Imported in wheat seed from Russia, hound's tongue has become widespread in
most regions of North America and especially in the Rocky Mountain region
where it is considered a noxious weed. It prefers waste areas, roadsides,
meadows, ...
Anthony P. Knight, Richard G. Walter, 2001
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
HOUnds TOflgUe Borage Family Cynoglosdum officinale Boraginaceae Hound's
tongue is a stout, leafy, taprooted perennial that sometimes grows to a height of 5
feet. The lance-shaped basal leaves have long petioles (leaf stems) and may ...
3
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Brand) Australia: Australian hound's tongue C. divaricatum Stephan ex Lehmann
English: divaricate hound's tongue China: da guo liu li cao C. formosanum Nakai
English: Taiwan hound's tongue, hound's tongue China: tai wan liu li cao C.
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Wild Plants of the Sierra Nevada
Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum) Description: These are taprooted perennial
herbs. The flowers are dull reddish purple, and the nutlets are densely covered
with short, hooked prickles. They are introduced Eurasian weeds and are
common in ...
Ray S. Vizgirdas, Edna M. Rey-Vizgirdas, 2009
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Biological Control Programmes in Canada, 1981-2000
Chrysomelidae) for the Biological Control of Hound's—tongue (Cynoglossum
officinale L.) in North America. Agriculture and Agri—Food Canada Report. De
Clerck—Floate, R., Conner, R.L., Leggett, F.L., Hwang, S.F. and Yanke, L.I. (2000
) ...
Peter G. Mason, John Theodore Huber, 2002
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A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
Lanceolate-leaved Hound's-tongue. Pl. 1 to 1% foot. 14- С. vsslcULòsUM (Wall.
cat. no. 920.) hispid from strigœ; stem much branched; leaves oval, attenuated at
both ends; racemes terminal, solitary or twin, slender; calycine segments ovate, ...
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A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
Calycine segments obtuse. Corolla salver-shaped, twice as long as the calyx,
yellowish green. Carpels ovate, densely beset with glochidate prickles. Green-
flowered Hound's-tongue. PI. 4 to 6 feet. 85 C. calyci'num (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p.
100.) ...
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
HOUND'S TONGUE (Cynoglossum officinale L.) XXX Activities (Hound's Tongue)
— Analgesic (f; HHB; PH2; PNC); Antispasmodic (f; EFS); Antitumor (1; DAN;
Antitussive (f; PHR); Astringent (f; EFS; PNC); Carcinogenic (1; PH2); Curare (1; ...
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Plants of Western New South Wales
NOTES: A rare plant in the region, having been collected only from the Barham
and Balranald districts in the south, where it was recorded from sandy red soils. (
A,T;Eur., Asia) sweet hound s tongue SWEET HOUND'S-TONGUE Cynoglossum
...
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants: Comprising ...
Racemes bractless. Heyne's Hound's-tongue. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 16 C. WALLi'cHn;
stem erect, angular, rather strigose; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 3-nerved; racemes
twin or solitary, elongated, terminal, or from the axils of the upper leaves; flowers
...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUND'S-TONGUE»
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Community group formed to save woodland becomes charity
“From great crested newts and green hound's-tongue to a world first fungus species and rare bechstein's bat, the landscape responded to the ... «Get Surrey, Jun 15»
April in the North State Garden & Monthly Calendar of Gardening …
Possible flowers blooming: Shelton's violet, pipevine, Pacific snakeroot, Pacific hound's-tongue, spicebush, and snowdrop. Most of the walk is ... «A News Cafe, Mar 15»
A Wondrous Look Inside a Tuft of Grass
... creeping bent, smooth meadow-grass, daisy, dandelion, germander speedwell, greater plantain, hound's-tongue and yarrow"¹ - immortalized ... «Scientific American, Sep 14»
March in the Garden & North State Calendar of Gardening Events
Wildflowers that should be in bloom include blue dicks, hound's-tongue, buttercups, pussy-ears, lacepod, spokepod, western bittercress, ... «A News Cafe, Mar 14»
From big city to conservancy
They targeted hound's-tongue, an invasive weed that can sicken cattle and horses. “We've wanted to expand our outreach, so it was exciting to ... «Cody Enterprise, Aug 13»
Restored, not planted, natives on garden tour
The oaks themselves and most of the understory plants - including trilliums, checker lilies, globe lilies, hound's-tongue, pipevine, rein orchids ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 12»
Noxious weed at dog park a burr in the fur
Tags:High Bridge ParkHoundstongueHound's-tonguenoxious weedsSpokane County Noxious Weed Control BoardSpokAnimalSpokAnimal ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 11»
Woodland plants in Britain dying out
Examples include the spiked star-of-bethlehem, green hound's-tongue, yellow bird's-nest, spreading bellflower and may lily. One of the most ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 09»
