Fig 148. [Spanish Dodder. Cuscuta planiflora] Tenore.
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Spanish Dodder. Cuscuta planiflora Tenore. Color light to dark pink, purple buff, olive green; surface well roughened, almost reticulated, in shape flattened on one side, ovoid, oval angled, indented in great variety, 0.7–1.2 mm. long.
BORAGE FAMILY. BORAGINACEAE.
Fig 149. [Hound's Tongue. Cynoglossum officinale] L.
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Hound's Tongue. Cynoglossum officinale L. Flowers reddish purple; ovary brown deeply 4-lobed separating into four achenes, 5–7 mm. long, flattened, broadly ovate or circular, excepting a slight extension at one end, lower side having an ovate scar, nearly half as long as the achenes, all the rest of the surface clothed with straight, stiff, cap-shaped hairs, bearded on all sides. Introduced from Europe. Very objectionable in pastures.
