PLANTS Profile for Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum (wild comfrey)

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PLANTS Profile

Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum
wild comfrey

Symbol:

CYVIV

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum

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Native Status:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 8 species in Cynoglossum, 2 varieties in Cynoglossum virginianum L.

Classification:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Cynoglossum L. – hound's tongue
Species	Cynoglossum virginianum L. – wild comfrey
Variety	Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum – wild comfrey

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Cynoglossum virginianum
wild comfrey		Special Concern
Florida:
Cynoglossum virginianum
wild comfrey		Endangered
Maine:
Cynoglossum virginianum
northern wild comfrey		Endangered
New York:
wild comfrey		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527625.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 01:00 AM CDT