Pollinator plant

hound's-tongue

Cynoglossum officinale

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Common names

28 names · 24 languages
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Other languages (23)
Dutch
French
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 红花琉璃草[2]
Czech
  • užanka lékařská[2]
Danish
  • Læge-hundetunge[2]
Estonian
  • harilik rass[2]
Finnish
  • rohtokoirankieli[2]
German
  • Gewöhnliche Hundszunge[1][2]
Hungarian
  • közönséges ebnyelvűfű[2]
Italian
  • Lingua di cane vellutina[1][2]
Lithuanian
  • Vaistinė šunlielė[2]
Norwegian
  • hundetunge[2]
Ojibwe
Polish
  • Ostrzeń pospolity[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Чернокорень лекарственный[2]
Slovak
  • psí jazyk lekársky[2]
Slovenian
  • navadni pasji jezik[2]
Swedish
Turkish
  • Gözpıtrağı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Чорнокорінь лікарський[2]
Welsh
  • Tafod y bytheiad[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Cynoglossum officinale — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • hound's-tongue — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Gewöhnliche Hundszunge — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • common hound's tongue — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • houndstongue — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • rose-noble — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Cynoglosse officinal — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Lingua di cane vellutina — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Veldhondstong — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • cinoglossa — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
[2] Cynoglossum officinale — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • hound's-tongue — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Gewöhnliche Hundszunge — results[9].names[6]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • common hound's tongue — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • houndstongue — results[9].names[23]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • rose-noble — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Cynoglosse officinal — results[9].names[5]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Lingua di cane vellutina — results[9].names[26]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Veldhondstong — results[9].names[8]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • cinoglossa — results[9].names[15]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • užanka lékařská — results[9].names[7]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Læge-hundetunge — results[9].names[9]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Чернокорень лекарственный — results[9].names[10]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • hundetunge — results[9].names[11]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • rohtokoirankieli — results[9].names[12]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Ostrzeń pospolity — results[9].names[13]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Vaistinė šunlielė — results[9].names[14]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Masa'n — results[9].names[16]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • hundtunga — results[9].names[17]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • harilik rass — results[9].names[18]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • 红花琉璃草 — results[9].names[19]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Чорнокорінь лікарський — results[9].names[20]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • közönséges ebnyelvűfű — results[9].names[21]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • navadni pasji jezik — results[9].names[22]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Gözpıtrağı — results[9].names[24]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Besneula — results[9].names[25]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • psí jazyk lekársky — results[9].names[27]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
  • Tafod y bytheiad — results[9].names[28]; taxon id 48152; Cynoglossum officinale.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • hound’s tongue — Page 3, column 2, row top 397 pt; common-name cell after Cynoglossum officinale.; Cynoglossum officinale.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Boraginaceae

Genus-level classification for Cynoglossum; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Cynoglossum officinale in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Cynoglossum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 609264; ID 3YKJ; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Cynoglossum officinale (top 397 pt)

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