Cynoglossum lanceolatum from Kashmir and Chakrata

[Gurcharan Singh]

Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 41. 1775.

Syn: C. micranthum Desf.

The species is quite distinct in its pale blue or white much smaller flowers hardly 2-2.5 mm across, lanceolate leaves, covered both with bulbous based hairs and simple hairs and uniformly bristly nutlets 

In closely related C. zeylanicum (syn: C. furcatum Wall. ex Roxb.) flowers are larger (5-6 mm across) and leaves covered with soft appressed hairs.

Photographed from near Tapiana Sahib Gurdwara in Sialkot near Baramulla in July

I have a feeling that plant depicted on FOI as C. zeylonicum may in fact be Myosotis sp and not a cynnoglossum as nutlets in lowers old flowers seem to be totally hidden.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
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[Neha Singh]

Gurcharan Sir I photographed the same species in Mulshi, a few days
back. I did posted here ( For ID 190911 NS1) but identification was
not confirmed.
Thanks for these pics ,information and identification.

Regards
Neha Singh

[Balkar Arya]

Nice Sir
I think you are going to show a full series on Cynoglossum Also

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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