Plant girl may have this species confused with Cynoglossum officinale (also known as houndstongue!). C. officinale is well documented to ...Read Morebe toxic to livestock. To my knowledge, C. virginianum is not.
Hound's tongue grows wild here and it is a dangerous plant. Cattle and horses won't eat it when the summer grass is good, but when they ...Read Moreare foraging more in the fall, they get into it. It causes destruction of the liver cells and keeps new cells from re-generating, so about 6 to 9 months after ingesting it, an animal will die for no apparent reason. Once the plant is eaten, there is nothing that can be done to save the animal. Our state spends hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to attempt to eradicate the plant. Birds eat the seeds and they pass through them without losing the ability to germinate so it is easily spread far and wide. It is also spread by water so is often found along riverbanks. Please don't voluntarily spread this plant. In fact, if you plant it in your garden here, the noxious weed board will come and destroy it and charge you for that service.
Plant girl may have this species confused with Cynoglossum officinale (also known as houndstongue!). C. officinale is well documented to ...Read More
Hound's tongue grows wild here and it is a dangerous plant. Cattle and horses won't eat it when the summer grass is good, but when they ...Read More
Been thinking of platnting some of this over the ashes of our deceased coonhound as a memorial. Does anyone know where to order plants or seeds?