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Cynoglossum cheirifolium

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Cynoglossum cheirifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Cynoglossum
Species:
C. cheirifolium
Binomial name
Cynoglossum cheirifolium
L. (1753)
Subspecies[1]
  • Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. cheirifolium
  • Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. heterocarpum (Kunze) Maire
Synonyms[1]

Pardoglossum cheirifolium (L.) E.Barbier & Mathez (1973)

Cynoglossum cheirifolium is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is an herbaceous biennial native to the western and central Mediterranean Basin, including Portugal, Spain, France, the Italian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, and Greece in southern Europe, and Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in north Africa.[1]

Two subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. cheirifolium (synonyms Cynoglossum argenteum Lam., C. clavatum Viv., C. decipiens Lojac., and C. lineatum Risso ex Ces., Pass. & Gibert) – Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and Greece
  • Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. heterocarpum (Kunze) Maire (synonyms Cynoglossum heterocarpum (Kunze) Willk., C. arundanum Coss., and C. controversum Sennen) – Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cynoglossum cheirifolium L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 July 2024.