houndstongue
Sticky-seeded pasture plant
Houndstongue is a weedy plant with rough, tongue-shaped leaves and small reddish-purple flowers.
The leaves supposedly resemble a dog's tongue.
Native to Europe and Asia, it has spread widely as an invasive species, producing burred seeds that cling to animal fur and clothing.
Also called hound's-tongue.
Edible herb with azure blooms
- forget-me-notSmall flower symbolizing remembrance
- comfreyBristly herb for healing
- heliotropeSun-tracking fragrant plant
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
herbaceous · rosette · taproot · inflorescence · botany · flora · perennial · biennial
Harmful plant requiring control
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- spreadTo distribute widely
- infestationPest takeover situation
- rangelandLand for grazing animals
pasture · roadsides · encroachment · eradication · biocontrol · management · outcompete · colonization
Harm to detoxifying organ
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- poisonousCapable of causing death
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
hepatotoxic · lethal · dangerous · grazing · bitter taste · ragwort · toxicity
Configuration of blade edges
- herbal remedyPlant-derived therapeutic preparation
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices
- poulticeMoist healing application
borage
Edible herb with azure blooms
- forget-me-notSmall flower symbolizing remembrance
- comfreyBristly herb for healing
- heliotropeSun-tracking fragrant plant
wildflower · herbaceous · rosette · taproot · inflorescence · botany · flora · perennial · biennial
bur
Spiny seed husk
stick · adhere · hook · barbed · bristle · prickle · fur · clothing · entangle · catch
noxious weed
Harmful plant requiring control
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- spreadTo distribute widely
- infestationPest takeover situation
rangeland · pasture · roadsides · encroachment · eradication · biocontrol · management · outcompete · colonization · displacement
liver damage
Harm to detoxifying organ
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- poisonousCapable of causing death
harmful · hepatotoxic · lethal · dangerous · grazing · bitter taste · ragwort · toxicity
leaf shape
Configuration of blade edges
- herbal remedyPlant-derived therapeutic preparation
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- traditional medicineInherited therapeutic practices