Forget-me-nots
Myosotis
Myosotis (/ˌmaɪ.əˈsoʊtɪs/; from the Greek: μυοσωτίς "mouse's ear", which the foliage is thought to resemble) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially denominated forget-me-nots or Scorpion grasses. The colloquial name "Forget-me-not" was calqued from the German Vergissmeinnicht and first used in English in AD 1398 through King Henry IV of England. Similar names and variations are found in many languages. Myosotis alpestris is
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Wood Forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis sylvatica
water forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis scorpioides
field forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis arvensis
broadleaf forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis latifolia
Myosotis discolor
complexMyosotis discolor
blue forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis stricta
Diffuseflowered Forget-Me-Not
speciesMyosotis sparsiflora
Early Forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis ramosissima
Alpine forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis alpestris
bay forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis laxa
large-seeded forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis macrosperma
mountain forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis asiatica
Myosotis imitata
speciesMyosotis imitata
early forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis verna
Myosotis decumbens
speciesMyosotis decumbens
Myosotis forsteri
speciesMyosotis forsteri
Creeping Forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis secunda
Myosotis antarctica
speciesMyosotis antarctica
Myosotis australis
speciesMyosotis australis
Thick-leaved Forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis incrassata
Myosotis nemorosa
speciesMyosotis nemorosa
Myosotis popovii
speciesMyosotis popovii
Tiny forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis brevis
Myosotis traversii
speciesMyosotis traversii
Myosotis welwitschii
speciesMyosotis welwitschii
Myosotis persoonii
speciesMyosotis persoonii
Myosotis rakiura
speciesMyosotis rakiura
Myosotis pulvinaris
speciesMyosotis pulvinaris
Myosotis lyallii
speciesMyosotis lyallii
Myosotis monroi
speciesMyosotis monroi
Myosotis krylovii
speciesMyosotis krylovii
Drakensberg Forget-Me-Not
speciesMyosotis semiamplexicaulis
Myosotis uniflora
speciesMyosotis uniflora
Myosotis martini
speciesMyosotis martini
Myosotis macrantha
speciesMyosotis macrantha
Pale Forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis stolonifera
Myosotis stenophylla
speciesMyosotis stenophylla
Myosotis colensoi
speciesMyosotis colensoi
Myosotis lithospermifolia
speciesMyosotis lithospermifolia
Myosotis rehsteineri
speciesMyosotis rehsteineri
Myosotis spatulata
speciesMyosotis spatulata
Azorean mouse-ear
speciesMyosotis maritima
Myosotis debilis
speciesMyosotis debilis
Myosotis pansa
speciesMyosotis pansa
Lyttelton forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis lytteltonensis
Myosotis graui
speciesMyosotis graui
Reflexed Forget-Me-Not
speciesMyosotis refracta
Myosotis corsicana
speciesMyosotis corsicana
Jersey Forget-me-not
speciesMyosotis sicula
Myosotis capitata
speciesMyosotis capitata
Myosotis saxatilis
speciesMyosotis saxatilis
Myosotis balbisiana
speciesMyosotis balbisiana
Myosotis pusilla
speciesMyosotis pusilla
Myosotis retrorsa
speciesMyosotis retrorsa
Myosotis concinna
speciesMyosotis concinna
Myosotis brockiei
speciesMyosotis brockiei
Myosotis pottsiana
speciesMyosotis pottsiana
Myosotis umbrosa
speciesMyosotis umbrosa
Myosotis suavis
speciesMyosotis suavis
Myosotis explanata
speciesMyosotis explanata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49131.