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Diffuseflowered Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sparsiflora
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
field forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
bay forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Memoremea scorpioides
water forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
MadwortAsperugo procumbens
blue forget-me-notMyosotis stricta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,619 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,619 |
| Russia | 4,577 |
| Moscow | 850 |
| Moscow Oblast | 701 |
| Ukraine | 659 |
| Penza Oblast | 260 |
| Tula Oblast | 238 |
| Kyiv | 222 |
| Chuvashia | 205 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | borages · Boraginales |
| Family | borage family · Boraginaceae |
| Genus | Forget-me-nots · Myosotis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Diffuseflowered Forget-Me-Not with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.