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Cynoglossum occidentale
Also called Western hound's tongue
Andersonglossum occidentale, western hound's tongue, is a hairy perennial wildflower of the borage family native to Oregon and northern California, where it grows in coniferous forest understory. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, so care notes are general and tentative.
Andersonglossum occidentale is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name western hound's tongue.
It is native to Oregon and northern California, where it is a resident of the coniferous understory, including in the Cascade Range, Klamath Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada.
Northern Wild Comfrey · Wild Comfrey · Andersonglossum virginianum
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