Spring forget-me-not
Myosotis verna Nutt.
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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect or ascending, simple or branched.
- Leaves
- Alternate, simple; blade spatulate to oblong, .3 to 2.4 inches long, .04 to .4 inch wide, apex rounded or acute.
- Inflorescence
- Scorpioid racemes, terminal.
- Flower
- Sepals 5, fused below, calyx ca. 1. inch, lobes lanceolate or triangular; corolla white, tubular, .1 to .12 inch, 5-lobed; lobes spreading, apex rounded; stamens 5, included; pistil 1; style 1.
- Fruit
- Schizocarps; nutlets 4, brown, ovoid to ellipsoid, .05 to .06 inch, smooth, margins sharply keeled.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Tallgrass prairie, glades, pastures, and openings in oak-hickory woodlands.
- Distribution
- East 3/5 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
The plants are hirsute to strigose. Myosotis, mouse and ear, alluding to the leaves of some species and verna, vernal.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Boraginaceae - Borage Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 4-16 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2018-09-01
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: April, May