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Cynoglossum virginianum L.
wild comfrey

       
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Photo of Cynoglossum virginianum L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Cynoglossum virginianum L.

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Distribution:
Cynoglossum virginianum L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Cynoglossum virginianum L.

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 8 species in Cynoglossum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.. . Image Available.
Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale
wild comfrey
Distribution of Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum. .
Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum
wild comfrey
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Cynoglossum virginianum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus Cynoglossum L. – hound's tongue
Species Cynoglossum virginianum L. – wild comfrey
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cynoglossum virginianum L.

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
wild comfrey              Special Concern
Florida:
wild comfrey              Endangered
Maine:
northern wild comfrey              Endangered
New Hampshire:
Cynoglossum boreale [=CYVIB]
hound's-tongue              Endangered
New Jersey:
Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale
northern wild comfrey              Endangered
New York:
Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale
northern wild comfrey              Endangered
Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum
wild comfrey              Endangered
Ohio:
Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale
northern wild comfrey              Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
Cynoglossum boreale [=CYVIB]
northern hound's-tongue              Extirpated
Vermont:
Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale
northern wild comfrey              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cynoglossum virginianum L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31891.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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