Boraginaceae
Strict forget-me-not
Myosotis stricta
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
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Common names
By language (8)
- Czech
- Pomněnka drobnokvětá
- Dutch
- Stijf vergeet-mij-nietje
- English
- Strict forget-me-not
- Finnish
- Hietalemmikki
- German
- Sand-Vergissmeinnicht, Aufrechtes Vergissmeinnicht, Sandvergissmeinnicht, Steifes Vergissmeinnicht
- Russian
- Незабудка прямая, Незабудка прямостоячая, Незабудка сжатая, Незабудка торчащая
- Slovenian
- Toga spominčica
- Ukrainian
- Льонок польовий, Незабудька пiскова
Synonyms
- Lithospermum tenellum Raf.
- Myosotis arenaria Schrad.
- Myosotis vestita Velen.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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
- 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.