Myosotis Latifolia, Broad-Leaf Forget-Me-Not
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Common name:
Broad-leaf forget-me-not
Family:
Scientific name:
Myosotis latifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
Coastal California, plus small areas of Oregon and Washington (non native)
Height:
Up to 2 feet
Habitat:
Damp, shaded locations, disturbed ground, below 1,500 feet
Leaves:
Ovate to oblong, up to 3 inches long
Season:
February to August
Myosotis latifolia is an African species, naturalized in the US, where it is most common along the Pacific coastline of central and north California. Stems have a woody base and a covering of rough white hairs, while the leaves are also finely hairy. Leaves grow around the base (ovate) and along the stem (oblong); they are entire, somewhat rounded at the tip, and have a prominent central vein.
The inflorescence is an elongated cluster, initially compact, becoming more open later in the season. Individual flowers are supported by a hairy, five-lobed calyx, and the corolla opens to five broad, ovate, pale pink to light blue lobes, which have a prominent yellow appendage at the base, together forming a ring.
The inflorescence is an elongated cluster, initially compact, becoming more open later in the season. Individual flowers are supported by a hairy, five-lobed calyx, and the corolla opens to five broad, ovate, pale pink to light blue lobes, which have a prominent yellow appendage at the base, together forming a ring.
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