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Myosotis arvensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Boraginaceae

Scientific name
  
Myosotis arvensis

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
(unplaced)

Genus
  
Myosotis

Higher classification
  
Scorpion grasses

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Similar
  
Viola arvensis, Thlaspi arvense, Galeopsis, Sinapis arvensis, Cleavers

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Myosotis arvensis or field forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual to short lived perennial flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.

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Stace describes this plant as having the following characteristics:

  • Upright, to 40 cm; softly hairy, with hairs at more-or-less right-angles to the stem.
  • Flowers grey-blue, 3-5mm across, saucer shaped in profile; sepal tube with hooked hairs; April–October.
  • Mature fruit dark brown, shiny.
  • Mature calyx on spreading stalks longer than sepal tube; calyx teeth conceal the ripe fruit.
  • Basal leaves stalked, in a rosette; upper leaves not stalked.
  • Generally found on open, well drained ground; common throughout the British Isles.

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    Myosotis arvensis Myosotis arvensis Common Forgetmenot Discover Life

    References

    Myosotis arvensis Wikipedia
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