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Myosotis scorpioides L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl.: 131.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Boraginales
family
Boraginaceae
genus
Myosotis
species
Myosotis scorpioides

Name

Synonyms
Echioides palustris (Hill) Moench
Echioides perennis (Moench) Moench
Myosotis adpressa Stokes
Myosotis aquatilis R.Lesson, 1835
Myosotis aspera Lamotte
Myosotis ciliolata Opiz
Myosotis coronaria Dumort.
Myosotis dumortieri Thielens
Myosotis elatior Opiz
Myosotis geniculata Schur
Myosotis hirta N.H.F.Desp., 1838
Myosotis lanceolata Opiz
Myosotis laxiflora Rchb.
Myosotis laxiflora var. parviflora Bluff & Fingerh.
Myosotis laxiflora var. scabra (Simonk.) R.Schust.
Myosotis memor Kitt.
Myosotis montana Pourr.
Myosotis montana Pourr. ex Steud.
Myosotis multiflora Mérat
Myosotis oraria Dumort.
Homonyms
Myosotis scorpioides L.
Myosotis scorpioides Krock.
Common names
Blodyn Glas in Welsh
Common Water Forget-Me-Not in English
Eng-forglemmigej in Danish
Eng-forglemmigej in Danish
Eng-forglemmigej in Danish
Eng-forglemmigej in Danish
European forget-me-not in English
Forget-me-not in English
Forget-me-not in English
Forget-me-not Water in English
Forget-me-not Water in English
Forget-me-not water in English
Glas y Ffrwd in Welsh
Glas y Gors in Welsh
Gles gulmåra in Swedish
Gotlandsmåra in Swedish
Kystmaure in Norwegian
Llys Cariad in Welsh
Llys Coffa'r Gors in Welsh
Llys y Gors in Welsh
Lyng-Snerre in Danish
Moeras- en Weidevergeet-mij-nietje in Dutch
Myosotis des marais in French
Myosotis des marais in French
Myosotis des marais in French
Myosotis des marais in French
Myosotis des marais in French
Myosotis faux scorpion, Myosotis des marais in French
Na'd Fi'n Angof in Welsh
Nontiscordardime delle paludi in Italian
Nontiscordardime delle paludi in Italian
Nontiscordardime delle paludi in Italian
Nontiscordardimé delle paludi in Italian
Nummimatara in Finnish
Peltomatara in Finnish
Rundbladet Snerre in Danish
Rundmaure in Norwegian
Sgorpionllys y Gors in Welsh
Siriol y Dwfr in Welsh
Småklengjemaure in Norwegian
Småsnärjmåra in Swedish
Stenmåra in Swedish
Sump-Snerre in Danish
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German
Sumpf-Vergissmeinnicht in German

Bibliographic References

  1. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  2. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 157. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  3. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021dbd), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MYSC
  5. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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