Cynoglossum amabile is toxic to horses. The reported severity is severe. Also known as Chinese Forget-Me-Not.
If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.
Liver Failure
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Cynoglossum amabile, the Chinese hound's tongue or Chinese forget-me-not, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Asia. A hardy annual growing to 50 cm (20 in), it has hairy leaves and cymes of sky-blue flowers in late summer. This plant, closely related to the common forget-me-not of temperate gardens, is also grown as an ornamental. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit..
Cynoglossum amabile contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids such as amabiline.
Also recorded as Chinese Hound's Tongue, Chinese Hound's-toungue, Chinese-forget-me-not and Purple Hounds Tongue.
More from the Boraginaceae family:
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.