Cynoglottis barrelieri

Cynoglottis barrelieri, Barrelier's bugloss or false alkanet,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is a perennial native to southeastern Europe (Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, and Hungary), Crimea, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria.^[1] It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant.^[3]

Barrelier's bugloss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Cynoglottis
Species:	C. barrelieri
Binomial name
Cynoglottis barrelieri (All.) Vural & Kit Tan (1983)
Subspecies[1]
Cynoglottis barrelieri subsp. barrelieri Cynoglottis barrelieri subsp. longisepala (T.Georgiev & Kitan.) Ančev & Valdés Cynoglottis barrelieri subsp. serpentinicola (Rech.f.) Vural & Kit Tan
Synonyms[1]
Anchusa barrelieri (All.) Vitman (1789) Buglossum barrelieri All. (1785)

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.^[1]

• Cynoglottis barrelieri subsp. barrelieri – Italy, Balkan Peninsula, Hungary, Crimea, Lebanon, and Syria
• Cynoglottis barrelieri subsp. longisepala (T.Georgiev & Kitan.) Ančev & Valdés – Bulgaria
• Cynoglottis barrelieri subsp. serpentinicola (Rech.f.) Vural & Kit Tan (synonyms Anchusa serpentinicola Rech.f. and Cynoglottis serpentinicola (Rech.f.) Holub) – North Macedonia, northeastern Greece, and Asiatic Turkey