Cynoglossum cheirifolium L.

Spice Flower - fruit detail Flower Fruit In the field

Family: BORAGINACEAE

Genus: Cynoglossum

Catalan common name: Besneula de fulla blanca. Llapassa. Llapassera. Llengua de ca. Maneula.

Spanish common name: Oreja de liebre. Viniebla. Viniebla de hojas de alhelí.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: This Boraginaceae is recognized by the whitish down covering the leaves and stems which gives the plant a grey on to the plant; it is also unmistakably recognizable by its burgundy red flowers. The leaves are elongate and almost linear, especially those of the stem; the basal leaves have a petiole but this disappears at flowering. Flowers in Spring.