Myosotis discolor Pers., 1797

Common names

🇬🇧 Changing Forget-me-not
🇫🇷 Myosotis discolore, Myosotis bicolore, Myosotis changeant, Myosotis versicolore

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 discolor

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The flowers have a white or light yellow corolla which later turns blue.

Possible confusion with M. dubia Arrond., 1867, which has at least 8 cauline leaves, whose upper ones are alternate, while M. discolor has 5-6 cauline leaves, whose upper ones are subopposite.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

M. discolor subsp. canariensis (Pit.) Grau, 1968;
M. discolor subsp. discolor Pers., 1797, P;
M. discolor subsp. rosmatina Valdés, 2008.

Photographs

img/myosotis-discolor.webp — *Myosotis discolor*

img/myosotis-discolor-2.webp — *Myosotis discolor*

img/myosotis-discolor-3.webp — *Myosotis discolor*

img/myosotis-discolor-4.webp — *Myosotis discolor* - Flowers close-up

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 554). Biotope.