Myosotis dubia Arrond., 1867

Common names

🇫🇷 Myosotis douteux

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 dubia

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. discolor Pers., 1797, which has 5-6 cauline leaves, whose top ones are subopposite, while M. dubia has at least 8 cauline leaves, whose upper ones are alternate.

Photographs

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

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

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

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

img/myosotis-dubia-5.webp — *Myosotis dubia* - Seeds

Sources

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