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Myosotis macrosperma
Also called Southern Forget Me Not, Big Seed Forget Me Not, Large Seed Forget Me Not, Spring Forget Me Not, Large Seeded Forget Me Not
Largeseed forget-me-not is a small spring-blooming annual wildflower native to eastern North America, bearing clusters of white flowers. It grows easily in moist, nutrient-rich soil and tolerates disturbed sites like pastures and fallow fields.
Myosotis macrosperma, commonly called largeseed forget-me-not, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae). It is native to North America, where it found in the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada. It is found in a wide variety of natural habitats, including areas of bottomland forests, mesic forests, and prairies. It appears to be associated with nutrient rich soils. It is tolerant of disturbance, and can be found in highly degraded communities such as pastures and fallow fields.
Myosotis macrosperma is an herbaceous annual. It blooms in the spring, where it produces a cyme of white flowers. It differs from the similar-looking Myosotis verna (which occupies much of the same geographic range) in several characters. Myosotis macrosperma can be distinguished by its longer inflorescence nodes, larger and more deciduous calyx, and larger mericarps.
Myosotis abyssinica · Myosotis afropalustris · Myosotis albiflora · Myosotis albosericea · Alpine Forget-me-not · Myosotis amabilis · Myosotis angustata · Myosotis antarctica · Myosotis arnoldii · Field forget-me-not · Asian forget-me-not · Myosotis australis subsp. australis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myosotis macrosperma by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
