PLANTS Profile for Cynoglossum virginianum var. boreale (wild comfrey)

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PLANTS Profile

Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.
wild comfrey

Symbol:

CYVIB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

Cynoglossum boreale

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 77. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

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Synonyms:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

CYBO

Cynoglossum boreale Fernald

Distribution:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, IA, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 8 species in Cynoglossum, 2 varieties in Cynoglossum virginianum L.

Classification:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

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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
Variety	Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr. – wild comfrey

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

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:
Cynoglossum virginianum
wild comfrey		Special Concern
Florida:
Cynoglossum virginianum
wild comfrey		Endangered
Maine:
Cynoglossum virginianum
northern wild comfrey		Endangered
New Hampshire:
Cynoglossum boreale
hound's-tongue		Endangered
New Jersey:
northern wild comfrey		Endangered
New York:
northern wild comfrey		Endangered
Ohio:
northern wild comfrey		Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
Cynoglossum boreale
northern hound's-tongue		Extirpated
Vermont:
northern wild comfrey		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. boreale (Fernald) Cooperr.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527624.

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

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

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 09:29 PM MDT