Myosotis alpestris or alpine forget-me-not is a herbaceous perennial plant in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. The alpine forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom.[1]
| Myosotis alpestris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Myosotis |
| Species: | M. alpestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmidt | |
Distribution
In Great Britain it occurs in only two localities, in limestone grassland in the North Pennines, and at high elevation on mica schist on and nearby Ben Lawers.[2] Its native distribution includes much of southern and central Europe and the Caucasus.[3]
References
External links
Media related to Myosotis alpestris at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Myosotis alpestris at Wikispecies- "Myosotis alpestris". Plants for a Future.
- Myosotis alpestris in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
