Andersonglossum virginianum

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Family:BORAGINACEAE
Species:Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
Common Name:Wild Comfrey; Blue Hound's Tongue
Habitat:Rich hardwood forests and ravine slopes.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Wild Comfrey is a native herbaceous perennial in the Borage family (Boraginaceae). It is found primarily in north and west Alabama. Wild Comfrey occurs in hardwood forests, in ravines, and on slopes. It is a perennial with thick cord-like roots. Basal leaves are petiolate, elliptic to ovate in outline, and with entire margins. The leaves are softly pubescent. One or more flowering stems emerge from each basal rosette. Flowering stems have petiolate leaves near their base and reduced sessile leaves towards the middle of the stem. Flowers are produced in a leafless false raceme. The corolla has a short tube and 5 spreading lobes. The corolla is white or pale blue in color. The fruit is a mericarp with barbed bristles. Wild Comfrey has been used in herbal medicine as a substitute for Comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.). It should not be taken internally as it contains compounds that can cause liver damage. Based on DNA sequence data, James Cohen of Kettering University placed Wild Comfrey in a new genus distinct from Old World Cynoglossum species. The new name for the species is Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J. I. Cohen. (Adelinia and Andersonglossum (Boraginaceae), Two New Genera from New World Species of Cynoglossum: Systematic Botany (2015), 40(2): pp. 611–619).--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5T5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyBORAGINACEAE - Borage family
Genus Andersonglossum
Species Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen - Wild Comfrey; Blue Hound's Tongue

Citation

Citation Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen, Syst. Bot. 40(2): 618. 2015.
Basionym: Cynoglossum virginianum L. 1753.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 257 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Selvi, in Cafferty & C.E. Jarvis, Taxon 53: 802. 2004.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cynoglossum amplexicaule Cynoglossum amplexicaule Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 132. 1803.  
Cynoglossum lucidum Cynoglossum lucidum Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 277. 1812, nom. illegit.Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus 1753. 
Myosotis virginiana Myosotis virginiana Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 131. 1753. VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 111 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by E. F. Wells, in Cafferty & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 53: 803. 2004.
Cynoglossum virginianum Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 134. 1753. VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 257 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Selvi, in Cafferty & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 53: 802. 2004.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1987

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU114526 Etowah 23 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1195		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0007911 Wilcox 03 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4174		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
TROY000040859 Washington 04 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7192		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43388 Conecuh 20 Apr 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
441		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
JSU146245 Calhoun 13 Apr 1997 Hutchinson, Francine
2478		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0007909 Lawrence 11 Apr 2003 England, J. Kevin
395		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AUA_ACC_42047 Monroe 20 Mar 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2162		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UNA00039365 Tuscaloosa 16 Apr 1977 Ross, Larry J.
52		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
JSU114535 Marshall 2 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1530		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_38846 Lowndes 7 Apr 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
385		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UWAL0007906 Fayette 20 May 2005 England, J. Kevin
645		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UWAL0049878 Lowndes 16 Apr 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28863		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UWAL0009751 Madison 27 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6962		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114340 Cherokee 1 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1030		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_72981 Lauderdale 13 Aug 2009 Holt, Brian D.
SC-151		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UWAL0052541 Bibb 16 Mar 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11019		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114533 Madison 6 May 1973 Gurley, Bob
s.n.		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039358 Tuscaloosa 01 Apr 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
AMAL00018473 Lawrence 19 May 2006 England, J. Kevin
647		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0032449 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6295		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AMAL00005963 Henry 12 May 1999 Kral, Robert
88386		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039357 Winston 01 May 1880 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
UWAL0009866 Limestone 28 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7012		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114522 DeKalb 11 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3497		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039367 Lawrence 03 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2027		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
AMAL00021667 Lowndes 16 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8342		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
TROY000045757 Autauga 04 Apr 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
540		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_54569 Limestone 5 May 1979 Atchley, Cecil G.
126		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UWAL0018074 Limestone 30 Apr 1987 Kral, Robert
73782		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114530 Jackson 23 May 1975 Durham, Steven D.
452		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00073612 Blount 11 Apr 1998 Keener, Brian R.
591		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
JSU114534 Madison 25 Apr 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
216		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0011713 Clarke 27 Apr 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7784		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114538 Marshall 28 May 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4116		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0007908 Jackson 15 Apr 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3475		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AUA_ACC_34940 Shelby 19 Jun 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1615		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
TROY000028682 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1743		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
JSU114529 Jackson 1 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039361 Morgan 17 Apr 1977 Miranda, Nisa
51		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
ALNHS00001177 Jackson 26 Apr 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#580		 ALNHS
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
JSU114542 Tuscaloosa 2 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8082		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
TROY000034690 Butler 24 Mar 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22873		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
JSU114541 Tuscaloosa 2 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
151		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA000039404 Morgan 23 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6295		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L. Var. Virginianum
TROY000016723 Wilcox 03 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4174		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AMAL00005964 Etowah 23 Mar 1989 Spaulding, Daniel D.
50		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
SAMF0004413 Monroe 03 Apr 2011 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4619		 SAMF
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_26676 DeKalb 13 May 1972 Folsom, James P.
256B		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
TROY000016832 Etowah 17 Apr 1968 Stuart, Martha
s.n.		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
JSU114525 Etowah 17 Apr 1968 Bartling, Dan
s.n.		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039362 Lawrence 09 May 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
9095		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
AUA_ACC_38847 Lowndes 7 Apr 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
385		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
AUA_ACC_29802 Lee 1 Apr 1974 Lancaster, D.S.
81		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UWAL0019455 Wilcox 07 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
82023		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UWAL0015583 Lowndes 16 Apr 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8342		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114532 Limestone 1 Apr 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00342		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0012150 Choctaw 07 Apr 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7738		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
TROY000040730 Choctaw 07 Apr 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7738		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0007907 Henry 19 Apr 2005 Kral, Robert
96140		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU146244 Calhoun 13 Apr 1997 Hutchinson, Francine
2478		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0007905 Coosa 28 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4371		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114536 Marshall 22 Apr 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1404		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_62607 Monroe 18 Apr 2003 Roberts, Collin
27		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
AUA_ACC_65426 Lee 5 Apr 2006 Hansen, Curtis J.
2090		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UNA00057273 Madison 20 Apr 1973 Simmers, Richard W.
s.n.		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
JSU114531 Jefferson 15 Jul 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1604		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0035075 Marshall 29 Apr 2017 England, J. Kevin
7684		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UNA00039360 Coosa 15 Apr 1977 Harvey, Denise
175		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
UNA00039359 Autauga 16 Apr 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7732a		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
JSU114527 Etowah 16 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1415		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_33018 Bibb 8 Jul 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
188		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UNA00058833 Henry 12 May 1999 Kral, Robert
88386		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
JSU114537 Marshall 13 Jun 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8476		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
SAMF0004414 Jackson 04 Jun 2006 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3466		 SAMF
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22059 Lee 1 May 1970 Evans, R.W.
189		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
TROY000017511 Coosa 28 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4371		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0034921 Jackson 16 Apr 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
HC-195		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AUA_ACC_44227 Conecuh 12 Apr 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2288		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
AMAL00011329 Tallapoosa 27 Apr 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
157		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
TROY000048293 Lowndes 16 Apr 2019 Diamond, Alvin R.
28863		 TROY
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UWAL0007910 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1743		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AUA_ACC_12874 Lee 17 Mar 1966 Smith, David M.
 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
JSU114523 DeKalb 15 Jun 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
326		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_29807 Lawrence 13 Apr 1974 Jenkins, J.D.
141		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UWAL0045855 Cullman 05 Apr 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15159		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114539 Marshall 13 Aug 1973 Miller, Duane
s.n.		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
TROY000003225 Henry 25 Mar 2003 Kral, Robert
93716		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_62609 Monroe 18 Apr 2003 Coleman, C.M.
70		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
UWAL0031556 Morgan 30 Jun 2011 England, J. Kevin
3036		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UWAL0036378 Marshall 12 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8349		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AMAL00017809 Henry 25 Mar 2003 Kral, Robert
93716		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
TROY000020569 Henry 19 Apr 2005 Kral, Robert
96140		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
JSU114524 DeKalb 11 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3497		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039371 Tuscaloosa 16 Apr 1986 Wallace, Donna L.
32		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
AMAL00015539 Wilcox 03 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4174		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AMAL00015432 Coosa 28 Apr 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4371		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AMAL00020011 Monroe 06 Apr 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
63		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0011878 Washington 04 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7192		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
UWAL0046577 Autauga 04 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
540		 UWAL
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
JSU114540 St. Clair 6 Apr 1956 Terry, Martha
s.n.		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0007904 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5835		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
JSU114528 Franklin 28 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16415		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UWAL0012021 Blount 11 Apr 1998 Keener, Brian R.
591		 UWAL
Andersonglossum virginianum (L.) J.I. Cohen
AUA_ACC_37348 Clarke 20 May 1981 Henderson, T.
87		 AUA
Cynoglossum Virginianum L.
TROY000017475 Fayette 20 May 2005 England, J. Kevin
645		 TROY
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
JSU114521 Cherokee 1 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
7963		 JSU
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
AMAL00023670 Lee 25 Mar 2001 Soehren, Eric C.
95		 AMAL
Cynoglossum virginianum L. var. virgnianum
UNA00066012 Lawrence 06 May 1999 Haynes, Robert R.
9946		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
SAMF0004415 Jefferson 16 Apr 1965 Myers, Martha Crystal
s.n.		 SAMF
Cynoglossum virginianum Linnaeus
UNA00039364 Lawrence 26 Apr 1977 Haynes, Robert R.
6118		 UNA
Cynoglossum virginianum L.
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