''Myosotis arvensis'' or field forget-me-not is a

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of ...

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to short lived

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

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. It is native to Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Siberia, the western Himalayas, and northwestern Africa.

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describes this plant as having the following characteristics: * Upright, to ; softly hairy, with hairs at more-or-less right-angles to the stem. * Flowers grey-blue, across, saucer shaped in profile;

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 Etymology The term ''sepalum'' ...

tube with hooked hairs; April–October. * Mature fruit dark brown, shiny. * Mature

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on spreading stalks longer than

tube;

teeth conceal the ripe fruit. * Basal leaves stalked, in a rosette; upper leaves not stalked. * Generally found on open, well drained ground; common throughout the British Isles. Two subspecies and one variety are accepted. *''Myosotis arvensis'' subsp. ''arvensis'' – Europe to Siberia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Western Himalayas, and northwestern Africa *''Myosotis arvensis'' var. ''garciasii'' –

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*''Myosotis arvensis'' subsp. ''umbrata'' – western and southern Europe from Norway to Italy, Portugal, the British Isles, and Iceland, and Romania

Gallery

File:Myosotis arvensis, general view.jpg, General view File:Myosotis arvensis, flower head 3.jpg, Flower head File:Myosotis arvensis, flower.jpg, Close up of flower; the background squares are 5mm across File:Myosotis arvensis, flower from side 1.jpg, Close up showing sepal tube; the background squares are across File:Myosotis arvensis, mature fruit 1.jpg, Mature fruit - side 1; the background squares are across File:Myosotis arvensis, mature fruit 2.jpg, Mature fruit - side 2; the background squares are across File:Myosotis arvensis, mature calyx with fruit inside 1.jpg, Mature calyx showing fruit is hidden inside; the background squares are across File:Myosotis arvensis, mature calyx with fruit inside 2.jpg, Mature calyx showing calyx stalk longer than sepal tube; the background squares are across File:Myosotis arvensis, leaf.jpg, Close up showing non-basal leaf

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q163582 arvensis Flora of Algeria Flora of the Caucasus Flora of Europe Flora of Morocco Flora of Pakistan Flora of Tunisia Flora of Turkey Flora of West Himalaya Flora without expected TNC conservation status Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus