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Forest Hound’s Tongue

Hackelia latifolia

Forest Hound’s Tongue
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Queensland to Tasmania
Climate
subtropical

About

Hackelia latifolia, commonly known as forest hound's tongue, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. The species is native to Australia.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to Australia and is found in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.

Other Hackelia plants

Amethyst stickseed · Greater showy stickseed · Poison Canyon stickseed · California stickseed · Cronquist's stickseed · Cusick's stickseed · Nodding stickseed · Spreading stickseed · Manyflower stickseed · Jessica sticktight · Pink stickseed · Sierra stickseed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hackelia latifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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