Boraginaceae
Field forget-me-not
Myosotis arvensis
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
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Common names
By language (29)
- Arabic
- أذن الفأر المزروع
- arz
- اذن الفار المزروع
- Belarusian
- Незабудка палявая
- Chinese
- 野勿忘草
- csb
- Pólnô niezabôtka
- Czech
- Pomněnka rolní
- Danish
- Mark-Forglemmigej
- Dutch
- Akkervergeet-mij-nietje, Akkervergeetmijniet
- English
- Field forget-me-not
- Estonian
- Põld-lõosilm
- Faroese
- Akurhoylús
- Finnish
- Peltolemmikki
- Georgian
- Მინდვრის კესანე
- German
- Acker-Vergissmeinnicht, Ackervergissmeinnicht
- hsb
- Rólna njezapomnička
- Hungarian
- Parlagi nefelejcs, Kéknefelejcs
- Icelandic
- Gleym-mér-ei, Gleym mér ei
- Indonesian
- Mamung padang
- Lithuanian
- Dirvinė neužmirštuolė
- Macedonian
- Полска незаборавка, Полско споменче, Myosotis arvensis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Åkerminneblom
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Åkerminneblom
- Polish
- Niezapominajka polna
- Russian
- Незабудка полевая
- Slovak
- Nezábudka roľná
- Slovenian
- Njivska spominčica
- Swedish
- Åkerförgätmigej
- Ukrainian
- Незабудка польова
- Welsh
- Sgorpionllys y maes
Synonyms
- Echioides annua Moench
- Myosotis intermedia Link ex Schultz
- Myosotis scorpioides var. arvensis L.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 1,299 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cigazze, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Fabelfroh assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lesley Marrion-Cole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Myosotis
- True forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesBoraginaceae
- Woodland forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaBoraginaceae
- Alpine forget-me-notMyosotis alpestrisBoraginaceae
- Early forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaBoraginaceae
- Strict forget-me-notMyosotis strictaBoraginaceae
- Changing forget-me-notMyosotis discolorBoraginaceae
- Bay forget-me-notMyosotis laxaBoraginaceae
- Myosotis nemorosaBoraginaceae
- Myosotis sparsifloraBoraginaceae
- Myosotis decumbensBoraginaceae
- Azores forget-me-notMyosotis azoricaBoraginaceae
- Creeping forget-me-notMyosotis secundaBoraginaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.