Myosotis latifolia “Broadleaf Forget-me-not” Boraginaceae
Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Marin County, CA
December 29, 2015
Robert Niese
This is not a species of Myosotis that we regularly encounter here in the PNW. It’s a common garden species, however, and some manage to occasionally escape cultivation. Coastal California is particularly rife with these escapees. They can be found in most moist, disturbed coastal habitats between Monterrey and Humboldt.
Myosotis stricta (micrantha) “Strict Forget-me-not” Boraginaceae
Missoula, MT
April 23, 2015
Robert Niese
There are several species of Myosotis in our region – four of which have flowers that are less than 5mm in diameter! Of these small-flowered species, M. verna tends to have white flowers, M. laxa has sepal hairs that are not hooked at the tip, and M. discolor produces flowers that are yellow at first, but turn purple with age. M. discolor and M. stricta tend to be our most common tiny, weedy, roadside inhabitants here in the PNW. The flowers on this particular specimen were only 2mm across!
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