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Changing Forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
28 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
Myosotis dubia
field forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
blue forget-me-notMyosotis stricta
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
bay forget-me-notMyosotis laxa
Myosotis australis
broadleaf forget-me-notMyosotis latifolia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 42,228 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 39,441 |
| Oregon | 1,253 |
| Washington | 1,147 |
| Canada | 714 |
| British Columbia | 696 |
| California | 360 |
| United Kingdom | 340 |
| England | 234 |
| Germany | 166 |
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 |
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 Changing Forget-me-not with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.