Boraginaceae FAMILY

Adelinia grandis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cynoglossum grande is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of erect stems from a thick rootstock; it can grow around 30 - 90cm tall[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California.

HabitatWoods[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Open, hillside forests. Dry, shaded slopes; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ].