Pacific Hound's Tongue

Cynoglossum grande Douglas ex Lehm. - Borage family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Pacific Hound's Tongue: Caloreas apocynoglossa, Udea itysalis marinensis

Native Range

  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Oregon, Washington
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.