Myosotis arvensis

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Kingdom Plantae Family Boraginaceae Scientific name Myosotis arvensis Rank Species		Order (unplaced) Genus Myosotis Higher classification Scorpion grasses

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

Lesser celandine ranunculus ficaria field forget me not myosotis arvensis polyporus squamosus

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

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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