Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Hound’s‑Tongue<br />
Cynoglossum officinale, Boraginaceae (Borage Family)<br />
Category: Noxious<br />
• Life cycle: Biennial.<br />
• Root: Taproot.<br />
• Leaves: Rosette leaves are up to 30cm long, velvety, lack teeth or lobes.<br />
Stem leaves alternate and smaller toward the apex. “Hound’s Tongue”-like.<br />
• Stems: 60cm to 1.2m tall with branches near the top of the plant.<br />
• Flower: Five-petaled, reddish purple flowers. Small-ish.<br />
• Seed/Fruit: Four bur-like nutlets are covered in hooks which catch onto<br />
clothing and fur.<br />
• Toxic: Horses, cattle, sheep, goats.<br />
• Control: Spray rosette, mow before seed set.<br />
Montana State University <strong>Invasive</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Identification</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
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AIPC Fact sheet http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-HoundsTongue.pdf<br />
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org<br />
Montana State University <strong>Invasive</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Identification</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/<br />
Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, Bugwood.org
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