Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill, 1764

Common names

🇬🇧 Field Forget-me-not
🇫🇷 Myosotis des champs

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Cynoglossoideae
Tribe: Myosotideae
Genus: Myosotis
Species: Myosotis arvensis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Unlike M. discolor Pers., 1797 or M. dubia Arrond., 1867, the flowers do not change color during their life cycle.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

M. arvensis subsp. arvensis (L.) Hill, 1764, P;
M. arvensis subsp. umbrata (Rouy) O.Schwarz, 1949.

Hybridizes with M. sylvatica Ehrh. ex Hoffm., 1791 to produce M. × parviflora (Schur) Domin, 1939, P.

Photographs

img/myosotis-arvensis.webp — Myosotis arvensis

img/myosotis-arvensis-2.webp — Myosotis arvensis

img/myosotis-arvensis-3.webp — Myosotis arvensis

img/myosotis-arvensis-4.webp — Myosotis arvensis

img/myosotis-arvensis-5.webp — Myosotis arvensis - Cauline leaf

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 553). Biotope.