Boraginaceae

Largeseed forget-me-not

Myosotis macrosperma Engelm.

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Myosotis

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Largeseed forget-me-not (Myosotis macrosperma) — FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Largeseed forget-me-not

Synonyms

Myosotis verna var. macrosperma (Engelm.) Chapm.
Myosotis virginica var. macrosperma (Engelm.) Fernald

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Loarie at iNaturalist, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.