169. 
2. Attachment of nutlet strongly plug-like, leaving 
a pit on the gynobase (enlarged receptacle). (Also, 
corolla campanulate or rotate, blue, or yellowish in 
Symphytum). Expected (Lycopsis, Borago, Symphytum). 
2. Attachment of nutlet flat or concave, leaving no pit. 
3. Stigmas 2 or style bifid. (Also, leaves linear- 
elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate). Expected 
(Echium, Onosmodium, Lithospermum) . 
3. Stigma 1, simple. 
4. Nutlets attached near the apex, strongly 
divergent. (Also, leaves lanceolate to broadly 
ovate, 10-15 cm. long, very bristly, the 
cauline sessile (clasping in species collected); 
racemes paniculate; carpels very hirsute; 
corolla white in species collected............ Cynoglossum 
4. Nutlets attached near the middle or base, 
erect and parallel. 
5. Flowers of the raceme not subtended by 
leafy bracts; nutlets smooth. (Also, plant 
not over 5 dm. high; cauline leaves sessile, 
narrowly oblanceolate-spatulate, very 
pilose; calyx somewhat irregular; corolla 
bluesorewhite;ol=3rmm*sijbroad))s.422......... Myosotis 
5. Flowers, at least the lower, with leafy 
bracts; nutlets prickly, rough, or wrinkled. 
(Also, cauline leaves elliptic to ovate, up 
to 2 dm. long, smoothish, petioled). 
6. Nutlets covered with hooked prickles. 
(Also, racemes about 1 dm. long, with 
small bracts; nutlets globose, 3 mm. long. Hackelia 
6. Nutlets wrinkled, not prickly. (Also, 
flowers in scorpioid cymes; corolla 
blue, 1-2 cm. long). Expected (Mertensia). 
Cynoglossum 
Cynoglossum virginianum L. Beggar's-lice 
Java Farm. Infrequent to moderately abundant in mature forest 
south of old entrance road and west of Muddy Creek. Canopy of Fagus 
grandifolia, Quercus spp., Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya tomentosa, etc. 
Associate species: Podophyllum peltatum, Claytonia virginica, Galium 
aparine, Orchis spectabilis, Viola papilionacea, etc. Higman 666. 
