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Blue hound's tongue · Cynoglossum creticum

A hairy plant with small clusters of bright blue flowers, growing on dry banks, field edges and waste ground.

Blue hound's tongue is a hairy plant that flowers in spring. Its small, funnel-shaped bright blue flowers grow in clusters. It grows on dry banks, field edges and waste ground.

Photo: Anna N Chapman, CC0.

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