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Western Houndstongue
( Adelinia grandis )
Adelinia grandis
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About Western Houndstongue (Adelinia grandis)
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Adelinia grandis
(formerly
Cynoglossum grande
) is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Pacific hound's tongue. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in shady areas in woodland and chaparral. On the forest floor of California oak woodlands typical plant associates are
Calochortus luteus
,
Delphinium variegatum
and
Calochortus amabilis
.It is a perennial herb producing an erect stem 30 to 90 centimeters tall from a taproot. The leaves are mostly located around the base of the plant, each with an oval blade up to 15 centimeters long held on a petiole. The flower cluster is a panicle of flowers on individual pedicels. Each five-lobed flower is bright to deep blue with white appendages at the center. It is 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide. The fruit is an array of four slightly bristly nutlets.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color
Blue, Purple
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
)
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Wild Forget-Me-Not Moth
Gnophaela latipennis
Gnophaela latipennis
Udea itysalis
Udea itysalis
Landscaping Information
Sun
Shade, Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 12
Soil Description
Prefers a deep fertile well-drained but moisture retentive soil. Succeeds in well-drained ordinary garden soil.. Soil PH: 4.9 - 7.6
Common uses
Deer Resistant
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment. (Emery and Frey 1971).
Sunset Zones
?
4*, 5*, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Natural Setting
Site Type
Grows in shady areas in woodland and chaparral
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.6" - 133.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.20" - 3.85", Coldest Month: 36.9" - 51.2", Hottest Month: 53.5" - 76.3", Humidity: 0.01" - 24.61", Elevation: 3" - 6943"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Cynoglossum grande
Common Names
: Grand Hound's Tongue, Pacific Hound's Tongue, Western Hound's Tongue
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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