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Cynoglossum creticum
Fairly robust medium to tall, softly hairy biennial; stems angular, erect, branched above. Leaves oblong to lanceolate, untoothed, densely hairy. Flowers purplish in bud, but opening blue, with conspicuous deeper inky-blue or purple net-veins.
Cultivated, fallow and waste land, roadsides, moist sites by streams and ditches.
Greek name: Κυνόγλωσσο το κρητικό, Κυνόγλωσσον το γραπνόν. Greek common names: Σκυλόγλωσσο, Γοργόγιαννο. Synonym: Cynoglossum pictum
Spotted on May 1, 2015
Submitted on May 10, 2015
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