Myosotis scorpioides L.

vernacular true forget-me-not — species · Boraginaceae

USDA: MYSC
GBIF: 5341184
Rank: species

true forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) — Platephotograph · Mike AbelCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Boraginaceae Juss.
Genus: Myosotis

§2a

Native status, by region

AK Alaska Introduced
CAN Canada Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 13 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 13 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: None
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: High
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: High
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -33 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 130 min.
Precipitation: 24–55 in/yr
pH range: 5.5–7.5
Root depth: 8 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Rhizomatous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 1.5 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Blue
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Mid Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Rapid
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 225,000
Propagation: seed, container, sprigs

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 13 counties across 2 states/territories.

Montana view state ↗ 12 I ▾

Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Providence 44007

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/MYSC ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5341184 ↗

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