| Cynoglossum amabile | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Cynoglossum |
| Species: | C. amabile
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynoglossum amabile | |
Cynoglossum amabile, the Chinese hound's tongue[1] or Chinese forget-me-not, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Asia.[2] A hardy annual growing to 50 cm (20 in), it has hairy leaves and cymes of sky-blue flowers in late summer. This plant, closely related to the common forget-me-not of temperate gardens (Myosotis sylvatica), is also grown as an ornamental.[3] In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4] (confirmed 2017).[5]
The Latin specific epithet amabile means "lovely".[6]
- ^ Cynoglossum amabile at USDA PLANTS Database
- ^ "Cynoglossum amabile". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Cynoglossum amabile at NC State University". Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ "Cynoglossum amabile - Chinese forget-me-not". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.