Common Hound's-tongue, Common Hound's Tongue, Gypsy Flower
Cynoglossum officinale
The photo above shows a close-up frontal view of the flower
of common hound's-tongue as seen at about 3650' at the end of
forest road #170 on the southwestern flanks of King Mt., several miles southeast
of Mt. Adams itself........July 17, 2005. Common hound's-tongue
is a weedy species which often becomes distributed along roadsides and then
eventually into clearcuts or other disturbed areas. At this point, this site
is the only know location for this plant above 3500' on Mt. Adams, although
there are probably numerous additional sites that it exists at.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of
the coiled inflorescence of common hound's-tongue as seen at about 3650' at
the end of forest road #170 on the southwestern flanks of King Mt., several
miles southeast of Mt. Adams itself.........July 17, 2005.
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These photos show close-ups of the nutlets
of common hound's-tongue as seen at about 3650' at the end of forest road #170
on the southwestern flanks of King Mt., several miles southeast of Mt. Adams
itself........July 17, 2005. Besides the color of the flowers,
this species can be identified from the similar Pacific Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum
grande) of the Columbia River Gorge because the dorsal surface of the nutlets
of C. officinale are flattened with raised edges, as seen on the upper-most
nutlet, while the dorsal surface of C. grande is broadly rounded.
The photo above shows a close-up of the basal
leaf of common hound's-tongue as seen at about 3650' at the end of forest road
#170 on the southwestern flanks of King Mt., several miles southeast of Mt.
Adams itself..........July 17, 2005.
The photo above shows the general form of this noxious weed as
it intrudes upon the western boundary of Conboy National Wildlife Refuge along
Laurel Lane at the southeastern foot of Mt. Adams..........June 18,
2006.
Paul Slichter