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Cynoglossum amabile

Cynoglossum amabile

Stapf & J.R. Drumm.
Nomeolvides Chino

Family: Boraginaceae
Order: Boraginales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Cynoglossum amabile, the Chinese hound´s tongue or Chinese forget-me-not, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Asia. A hardy annual growing to , it has hairy leaves and cymes of sky-blue flowers in late summer. This plant, closely related to the common forget-me-not of temperate gardens (Myosotis sylvatica), is also grown as an ornamental. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society´s Award of Garden Merit. (confirmed 2017).

The Latin specific epithet amabile means "lovely".

Toxicity: Cynoglossum amabile contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids such as amabiline.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cynoglossum amabile. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 466230
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Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
10/14/2021
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
147934114/10/2021ArgentinaSaltaVicente López entre Caseros y España, Salta (Capital)Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Cynoglossum amabile – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.