Hackelia latifolia
Forest Hound’s-tongue
Weak, trailing prickly-stemmed perennial herb.
Additional information
- SynonymCynoglossum latifolium, Austrocynoglossum latifolium
- FamilyBoraginaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.5-1.5 m x 0.5-2 m
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesEgg-shaped pointed leaves, bristly on top, 2-7 cm x 1-6 cm.
- Flower colourBluish-white
- Flowering timemostly October to April
- FlowersUsually single flowers on long stalks held below the leaves.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in shady positions. Widespread in moist to wet forests. Dappled to full shade.
- Garden useUnderplanting in moist treed areas. Tends to spread too prolifically for garden bed planting.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesDistinguish from Cynoglossum suaveolens which is erect to spreading, non-prickly and grows from a basal rosette. Flowers are perfumed and held erect.
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Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Peter Kinchington ©; 3 David Blair ©; 4 Daniel Ohlsen, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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