Alpine forget-me-not
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| Alpine forget-me-not | |
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| File:Myosotis alpestris.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Myosotis |
| Species: | M. alpestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Myosotis alpestris | |
The Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. The alpine forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom.[1]
Distribution
In Great Britain it occurs in only two localities, in limestone grassland in the North Pennines, and at high elevation on mica schist on and nearby Ben Lawers.[2] Its native distribution includes much of southern and central Europe and the Caucasus.[3]
References
- ↑ "County profile for Westmorland". The Association of British Counties. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ P.A. Stroh; T. A. Humphrey; R.J. Burkmar; O.L. Pescott; D.B. Roy; K.J. Walker, eds. (2020). "Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmidt". BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ↑ "Myosotis alpestris F.W. Schmidt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links
Media related to Alpine forget-me-not at Wikimedia Commons- Template:Wikispeciesinline
- "Myosotis alpestris". Plants for a Future.
- Myosotis alpestris in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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