Cretan Hound’s Tongue / لِسان الكَلب الكِريتي /

blue hound’s Tongue / عشبت الجرح / غريف / لزيق / لسان الكلب /

Cynoglossum creticum Mill.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
April to May
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Light blue
  • Pale pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Cynoglossum L.
Family
Boraginaceae
Wikidata item
Q1788048
GBIF Item
Cynoglossum creticum Mill. (4064467)

References

  1. Cynoglossum creticum Mill. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-01.
  2. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  3. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  4. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  5. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  6. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Cynoglossum creticum Mill. in Barari platform (2024). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/831 accessed via barari.org on 5/5/2024.

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