| Cynoglossum cheirifolium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cynoglossum |
| Species: | C. cheirifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynoglossum cheirifolium L. (1753) | |
| Subspecies [1] | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
Pardoglossum cheirifolium(L.) E.Barbier & Mathez (1973) | |
Cynoglossum cheirifolium is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Boraginaceae. It is an herbaceous biennial native to the western and central Mediterranean Basin, including Portugal, Spain, France, the Italian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, and Greece in southern Europe, and Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in North Africa . [1]
Two subspecies are accepted: [1]
- Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. cheirifolium (synonyms Cynoglossum argenteumLam., C. clavatumViv., C. decipiensLojac., and C. lineatumRisso ex Ces., Pass. & Gibert) – Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and Greece
- Cynoglossum cheirifolium subsp. heterocarpum(Kunze) Maire (synonyms Cynoglossum heterocarpum(Kunze) Willk., C. arundanumCoss., and C. controversumSennen) – Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya
