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Creeping Forget-me-not

Myosotis secunda

Also called Creeping Lady's Tresses, Creeping Water Forget Me Not

Creeping Forget-me-not
Photo: janetgraham84new, CC BY 2.0
Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Annual
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Azores, Madeira, NW. & W. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Myosotis secunda, also known as the creeping forget-me-not is a species of flowering plant from the family Boraginaceae.

Where it grows

This species is endemic to Europe. M. secunda can be found growing in the following countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France. It can also be found growing on the Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Faroe Islands.

Other Myosotis plants

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 secunda by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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