(True) Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides L. [Boraginaceae]
Wasurenagusa (ワスレナグサ, 勿忘草)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: native to Europe (exotic to Japan, reported after 1950)
Habitat: ruderal
Myosotis L. in Japan
Native (one species)
M. sylvatica (Ehrh.) Hoffn. (エゾムラサキ)
Exotic (probably increasing the number)
M. alpestris F. W Schmidt (ノハラワスレナグサ)
M. arvensis (L.) Hill (ノハラムラサキ)
M. discolor Pers. (ハマワスレナグサ)
M. scorpioides L. (ワスレナグサ)
Myosotis scorpioides in Hokkaido
[Left] a patch in Yachidamo Park, West Ward, Sapporo, on May 31 2011. A shoot [Center] and close-up of flowers [Right]. At a lwan in front of an apartment, N28W3, West Ward, Sapporo, on May 29 2011.