Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not family)
Genus: Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not)
Myosotis scorpioides L. - Water Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis nemorosa Besser - Woodland Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis rehsteineri (Hausm.) Reut. - Lake Konstanz Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis laxa Lehm. - Tufted Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica Hoffm. - Wood Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis decumbens Host - Procumbent Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis alpestris F. W. Schmidt - Alpine Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill - Field Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis ramosissima Rochel - Early Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sparsiflora Pohl - Diffuse Flowered Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis stricta Roem. & Schult. - Upright Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis discolor Pers. - Changing Forget-Me-Not
<ba>Maximal 10 cm tall</ba>, <ba>turf-forming</ba>, <ba>perennial</ba>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba>scorpioid-cyme-like</ba>, <ba><b>leafless</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> bluish, occasionally tinged reddish; fauces-scales yellowish....
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, screes, rocky habitats
in nutrient-poor, alkaline, wet, periodically flooded habitats