Boraginaceae
Bay forget-me-not
Myosotis laxa
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- أذن الفأر المتهدل
- arz
- اذن الفار المتهدل
- Chinese
- 原湿地勿忘草, 原濕地勿忘草
- Danish
- Sump-Forglemmigej
- English
- Bay forget-me-not, Small-flower forget-me-not, Tufted forget-me-not
- Estonian
- Balti lõosilm
- Finnish
- Rantalemmikki
- German
- Rasen-Vergissmeinnicht
- Japanese
- タビラコモドキ
- Korean
- 개꽃마리
- Macedonian
- Бусенеста незаборавка
- Russian
- Незабудка рыхлая
- Slovak
- Nezábudka trsnatá
- Swedish
- Sumpförgätmigej
- Ukrainian
- Незабудка розлога
- Welsh
- Sgorpionllys siobynnog
Synonyms
- Myosotis caespitosa var. laxa DC.
- Myosotis palustris var. laxa (Lehm.) A.Gray
- Myosotis scorpioides subsp. baltica (Lehm.) Hegi
Flowers
- In flower
- January, May to October (from 299 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zemlya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: boytouchgrass, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:49, 30 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: marieke.uddebo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ava, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Lars Wingqvist, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tony Eales, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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
- Changing forget-me-notMyosotis discolorBoraginaceae
- 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.