Myosotis sylvatica Ehrh.
wood forget-me-not (woodland forget-me-not)
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
wood forget-me-not (woodland forget-me-not)
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from fibrous roots and short rhizome, spreading-hairy throughout; stems simple or much-branched, 15-45 cm tall.
Leaves:
Lower leaves in basal rosette, somewhat stalked, egg- or spoon-shaped; stem leaves lanceolate to oblong, unstalked, 5-12 cm long, 2-12 mm wide, entire, alternate.
Flowers:
Several to many in lax, coiled, elongating, bractless, terminal clusters; fruiting stalks spreading, 1 1/2 to 2 times as long as the calyces; petals bright blue, rarely white, fused at base into a tube that spreads flat (5-10 mm wide) at the top to 5 lobes, with 5 yellow bulges at the throat; fruiting calyces 3-5 mm long, with short, curly and hooked hairs on the sepal tube.
Fruits:
Nutlets 4, clustered, egg-shaped, 1.5-2 mm long, dark brown, smooth, shining.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Myosotis sylvatica
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
2169 | 57 | 2682 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
37 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
197 | 10 | 344 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
105 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(35), BAFA(3), ESSF(47), ICH(1), IDF(2), IMA(14), MS(1), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic grasslands, shrublands, disturbed areas and open forests in the lowland, steppe and lower montane zones; frequent in S BC, rare elsewhere; introduced from Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Myosotis alpestris auct. non F.W. Schmidt
Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica Vesterg.
Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris auct. non (F.W. Schmidt) Koch