Boraginaceae
Changing forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- أذن الفأر المتلون
- arz
- اذن الفار المتلون
- Belarusian
- Незабудка ўзгоркавая
- Czech
- Pomněnka různobarvá
- Danish
- Forskelligfarvet Forglemmigej
- Dutch
- Veelkleurig vergeet-mij-nietje
- English
- Changing forget-me-not
- Estonian
- Kirju lõosilm
- Finnish
- Kirjolemmikki
- German
- Buntes Vergissmeinnicht, Farbwechselndes Vergissmeinnicht
- Icelandic
- Kisugras
- Japanese
- ハマワスレナグサ
- lah
- رنگلی سانوں بھل ناں جاناں
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Perleforglemmegei
- Polish
- Niezapominajka różnobarwna
- Romanian
- Nu-mă-uita
- Slovak
- Nezábudka pestrá, Nezábudka pestrá pravá
- Slovenian
- Pisana spominčica
- Swedish
- Brokförgätmigej
- Welsh
- Sgorpionllys amryliw
Synonyms
- Myosotis arvensis var. versicolor Pers.
- Myosotis collina Hoffm.
- Myosotis discolor subsp. discolor
- Myosotis fallacina Jord.
- Myosotis lutea var. versicolor (Pers.) J.F.Macbr.
- Myosotis versicolor (Pers.) Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 15:44, 1 September 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alexandra Abrunhosa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Doug Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: 4smazaud, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Doug Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Maryvone Modenel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: sergeleperche, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Erika Wnp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chardonneret, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Myosotis
- True forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesBoraginaceae
- Woodland forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaBoraginaceae
- Field forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisBoraginaceae
- Alpine forget-me-notMyosotis alpestrisBoraginaceae
- Early forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissimaBoraginaceae
- Strict forget-me-notMyosotis strictaBoraginaceae
- 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.