Index / Search / Cynoglossum officinale
§1 Plant
Cynoglossum officinale L.
vernacular gypsyflower — species · Boraginaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Biennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Boraginaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cynoglossum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 740 counties across 39 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 740 counties across 39 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 8 I ▾
California view state ↗ 3 I ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 21 I ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 I ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 24 I ▾
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Boise 16015
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Boundary 16021
- Butte 16023
- Caribou 16029
- Cassia 16031
- Clearwater 16035
- Franklin 16041
- Fremont 16043
- Idaho 16049
- Latah 16057
- Lewis 16061
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Nez Perce 16069
- Oneida 16071
- Payette 16075
- Power 16077
- Teton 16081
- Valley 16085
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 60 I ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Putnam 17155
- Richland 17159
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Allen 18003
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Dearborn 18029
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Johnson 18081
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
Iowa view state ↗ 12 I ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 14 I ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 13 I ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 48 I ▾
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montmorency 26119
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Presque Isle 26141
- Saginaw 26145
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 16 I ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 32 I ▾
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Dent 29065
- Greene 29077
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jefferson 29099
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pike 29163
- Ralls 29173
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Taney 29213
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
Montana view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Deer Lodge 30023
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Glacier 30035
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- Meagher 30059
- Mineral 30061
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 9 I ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 1 I ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 I ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 I ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 6 I ▾
New York view state ↗ 45 I ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 3 I ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 61 I ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Ottawa 39123
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Seneca 39147
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 I ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 21 I ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 39 I ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Crawford 42039
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- McKean 42083
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 I ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 5 I ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 10 I ▾
Utah view state ↗ 23 I ▾
- Beaver 49001
- Box Elder 49003
- Cache 49005
- Carbon 49007
- Davis 49011
- Duchesne 49013
- Emery 49015
- Garfield 49017
- Juab 49023
- Millard 49027
- Morgan 49029
- Rich 49033
- Salt Lake 49035
- San Juan 49037
- Sanpete 49039
- Sevier 49041
- Summit 49043
- Tooele 49045
- Uintah 49047
- Utah 49049
- Wasatch 49051
- Washington 49053
- Weber 49057
Vermont view state ↗ 11 I ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 28 I ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Greene 51079
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Orange 51137
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
Washington view state ↗ 21 I ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 30 I ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Marion 54049
- Marshall 54051
- Mason 54053
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Summers 54089
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 38 I ▾
- Brown 55009
- Calumet 55015
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
Wyoming view state ↗ 20 I ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CYOF ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2925815 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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