Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen

Locations ofAndersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen in Virginia

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Family
Boraginaceae
Botanical Name
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
Common Name
Wild Comfrey
Synonym(s)
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virginianum
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
Comments
Recent phylogenetic work has shown that North American species previously assigned to Cynoglossum are in a strictly New World clade also including Cryptantha, Amsinckia, Plagiobothrys, and other genera not closely related to Cynoglossum officinale, the type of the genus Cynoglossum. Our native species has been transferred to the new genus Andersonglossum; see Cohen (2015, Syst. Bot. 40: 611-619).
Habitat
Mesic to rather upland dry forests; favors moderately to strongly base-rich soils. Frequent to common throughout.
Native Status
Native

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