Austrocynoglossum latifolium
| Common Name: | Forest Hound’s-tongue |
| Synonym: | Cynoglossum latifolium |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Size: | 0.5-1.5m x 0.5-2m |
| Description: | Weak, trailing prickly-stemmed perennial herb. |
| Leaves: | Egg-shaped pointed leaves, bristly on top, 2-7cm x 1-6cm. |
| Flowering: | Usually single flowers on long stalks held below the leaves. |
| Flower Colour: | Bluish-white |
| Flowering Time: | mostly October to April |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist soils in shady positions. Widespread in moist to wet forests. Dappled to full shade. |
| Garden Use: | Underplanting in moist treed areas. Tends to spread too prolifically for garden bed planting. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 33, 34 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 4 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Peter Kinchington ©; 3 David Blair © |