About Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill
Myosotis arvensis, commonly called field forget-me-not, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, that grows as an annual to short-lived perennial. It is native to Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Siberia, the western Himalayas, and northwestern Africa. This plant is an annual to perennial erect species that reaches up to 40 centimetres (16 in) tall, and has patent hairs, meaning hairs sit more-or-less at right angles to the stem. Its flowers are grey-blue, 3–5 millimetres (1⁄8–13⁄64 in) across, with a saucer-shaped profile; the sepal tube has hooked hairs. When mature, it produces dark brown, shiny nutlet fruits. In the British Isles, this plant is an archaeophyte, and it is common across all of the isles growing on open, well-drained ground. Two subspecies and one variety of Myosotis arvensis are currently accepted. Myosotis arvensis subsp. arvensis is distributed from Europe to Siberia, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Western Himalayas, and northwestern Africa. Myosotis arvensis var. garciasii O.Bolòs & Vigo is found in the Balearic Islands. Myosotis arvensis subsp. umbrata (Rouy) O.Schwartz occurs in western and southern Europe, ranging from Norway to Italy, Portugal, the British Isles, and Iceland, as well as in Romania.
