Cynoglossum creticum, Blue Hound's Tongue,
Hebrew: לשון-כלב כרתית, Arabic: غريف, لزيق

Scientific name:		Cynoglossum creticum Miller
Synonym name:		Cynoglossum pictum Aiton, Cynoglossum atlanticum Murb., Cynoglossum siculumGuss.
Common name:		Blue Hound's Tongue
Hebrew name:		לשון-כלב כרתית
Arabic name:		غريف, لزيق
Plant Family:		Boraginaceae, זיפניים

Life form:		Hemicryptophyte
Stems:		40-70cm high; green, erect, moderately branched, covered in fine hairs
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette, entire
Flowers:		Light blue, darker hairless veins and stamens growing from the base of the tube
Fruits / pods:		Nutlets, covered with short, hooked or barbed prickles (sticky glochidiates) when mature; seeds, oval, 6–8 mm long, thickly covered with prickles (notorious for stickibg to clothes)
Flowering Period:		April, May
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי Derivation of the botanical name: Cynoglossum, kynos, "dog," and glossa, "a tongue"; dog's tongue, an allusion to the texture of the leaves of these herbs. creticum, from the island of Crete. pictum, painted, brightly colored. atlanticum, from Atlanticus; of or pertaining Atlantic Ocean. siculum, Siculus, of or pertaining to Sicily, Sicilian. The standard author abbreviation Miller is used to indicate Philip Miller (1691 – 1771), a botanist of Scottish descent. The standard author abbreviation Aiton is used to indicate William Aiton (1731 – 1793), a Scottish botanist. The standard author abbreviation Murb. is used to indicate Svante Samuel Murbeck (1859 – 1946),a Swedish professor, botanist, pteridologist and explorer. The standard author abbreviation Guss. is used to indicate Giovanni Gussone (1787 – 1866), an Italian botanist. Location: Givat-Hamoreh, Little Hermon - Nebi Dahi, גבעת המורה ,נבי דחי