Adelinia
| Adelinia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Adelinia J.I.Cohen |
| Species: | A. grande
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelinia grande | |
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Adelinia grandis, previously known as Cynoglossum grande, is a species of flowering plant commonly known as hound's tongue in the borage family. It is the only species in the genus Adelinia.
Producing panicles of blue flowers, the species is native to western North America and was used medicinally by Native Americans to treat burns and stomach aches.