Hound's Tongue:  Boraginaceae (Borage Family)  Cynoglossum  officinale  Home   Plant Index   Photo Details  &   Description    Utah Range Map

The seeds with hooks Hairy Stems Young leaves are hairy with a soft downy  feel Flower Photo Details: 1.  May 29, 2005, Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis 2., 3., 4., 5.  Located July 18, 2012, Butterfield Canyon along the river. Other Information: syn. Begger's Lice, Dogbur, Gypsyflower and Woolmat Hound's Tongue is non-native flower that is considered invasive in 43 states including Utah. Characteristics Biennial,  First year a rosette of long hairy, alternate leaves up to 3 inches across. Bottom leaves up to one foot long. Second year up to 4 feet tall branched stems.  Stems and leaves are hairy.  Flowers reddish purple to coral. They produce seeds about 1/3 of an inch long with bristles on that hook to clothing and to deer and other animals. They are a larval host plant for the Police Car Moth - Gnophaela vermiculata Back to Top