Boraginaceae
Spring forget-me-not
Myosotis verna
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Myosotis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أذن الفأر الربيعي
- English
- Spring forget-me-not
Synonyms
- Eritrichium pampeanum Speg.
- Lycopsis virginica L.
- Myosotis inflexa Engelm.
- Myosotis versicolor var. americana DC.
- Myosotis virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, 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
- Bay forget-me-notMyosotis laxaBoraginaceae
- Myosotis nemorosaBoraginaceae
- Myosotis sparsifloraBoraginaceae
- Myosotis decumbensBoraginaceae
- Azores forget-me-notMyosotis azoricaBoraginaceae
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.