Myosotis arvensis or field forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual to short lived perennial flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.
Clive Stace describes this plant as having the following characteristics:[1]: 564
General view
Flower head
Close up of flower; the background squares are 5mm across
Close up showing sepal tube; the background squares are 5 millimetres (13⁄64 in) across
Mature fruit - side 1; the background squares are 5 millimetres (13⁄64 in) across
Mature fruit - side 2; the background squares are 5 millimetres (13⁄64 in) across
Mature calyx showing fruit is hidden inside; the background squares are 5 millimetres (13⁄64 in) across
Mature calyx showing calyx stalk longer than sepal tube; the background squares are 5 millimetres (13⁄64 in) across
Close up showing non-basal leaf
Myosotis arvensis or field forget-me-not is a herbaceous annual to short lived perennial flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.
Clive Stace describes this plant as having the following characteristics:: 564
Upright, to 40 centimetres (16 in); softly hairy, with hairs at more-or-less right-angles to the stem. Flowers grey-blue, 3–5 millimetres (1⁄8–13⁄64 in) across, saucer shaped in profile; sepal tube with hooked hairs; April–October.: 208 Mature fruit dark brown, shiny. Mature calyx on spreading stalks longer than sepal tube; calyx teeth conceal the ripe fruit. Basal leaves stalked, in a rosette; upper leaves not stalked. Generally found on open, well drained ground; common throughout the British Isles.
