MOUNTAIN FORGET-ME-NOT

Class: Myosotis asiatica, sylvatica var. alpestris

Family: BORAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Boraginaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Sky-blue

Height: 5-40 cm (2-16")

Each Flower: 9 mm (3/8") across; 5 rounded petals form tube below; centre of flower has yellow "eye"; 5 stamens within tube; calyx has 5 green, hairy, pointed lobes about as long as tube

Leaves: Basal leaves short-stemmed with inverted lance-shaped or long, pointed-oval blades and up to 15 cm (6") long and 3 cm (1 3/4") broad; stem-leaves alternate, stemless, and much narrower

Stems: One to several from base, angled, softly hairy

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Moist, open meadows and slopes from middle to high mountainous elevations

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