E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Andersonglossum boreale
northern hound's-tongue
Boraginaceae (Borage family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Andersonglossum boreale
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb from a taproot; stems single, spreading long-hairy, 40-80 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal and lowermost stem leaves long-stalked, 7-20 cm long, 2.5-7 cm wide, the blades elliptic or egg-shaped, straight, appressed-hairy; middle and upper leaves reduced upwards, unstalked, clasping, becoming more oblong or egg-shaped, alternate, entire.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of 3-several wands (false racemes) atop a long, naked stalk; corollas funnel-shaped, blue; petals fused at base into a squat (to 3 mm long) tube that spreads (5-8 mm wide) at top to 5 rounded lobes, with 5 oblong, yellow bulges at the throat; mature calyces 1-2.5 mm long.

Fruits:
Nutlets 4, clustered together but spreading apart at maturity, 3.5-5 mm long, egg-shaped, covered with barb-tipped prickles.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Mesic forest openings in the lower montane zone; infrequent in C and N BC; E to NF and S to N MI, IN and CT.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Andersonglossum boreale

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	433	681	840
Slope Gradient (%)	3	29	50
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	120	139	352
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	3	3	5
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	C
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	3
Modal BEC Zone Class	SBS
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	BG(1), SBS(2)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Cynoglossum boreale Fernald

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

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Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-12 8:01:43 AM ]

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