Family: Boraginaceae
common forget-me-not, forget-me-not, true forget-me-not, water scorpion-grass
[Myosotis palustris (L.) Hill]
Richard Bauer
Paul Skawinski
Etymology: Myosotis: from mys for "mouse" and ous for "ear," referring to short, soft leaves of some species
Plants: erect, annual/biennial, 4"-16" tall, hairy forb often with upper branches
Flowers: blue, 5-parted,1/8" wide, calyx with semi-stiff hairs, its lobes about equal the tube;
inflorescence a terminal, leafless, curving, branched cluster (cyme)
Fruits: smooth, shiny nutlet on spreading stalks
Habitat: fields, roadsides
Plants: erect, annual/biennial, 4"-16" tall, hairy forb often with upper branches
Flowers: blue, 5-parted,
inflorescence a terminal, leafless, curving, branched cluster (cyme)Habitat: fields, roadsides
Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = FAC USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Paul Skawinski
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Elizabeth Parnis
Paul Skawinski
Joshua J. Nemec
Caroline A. Creevey
Kurt Stüber
