Myosotis macrosperma: Country Or Region Of Origin
Central U.S.A., southeastern Canada
Plant Profile: Myosotis macrosperma
Taxonomy: Myosotis macrospermaNames
Largeseed Forget-me-not, Spring Forget-me-not
Phonetic Spelling:my-oh-SO-tis mak-roh-SPERM-uh
Genus:Myosotis
Species:macrosperma
Family:Boraginaceae
The Largeseed Forget-me-not, an annual plant belonging to the borage family (Boraginaceae), showcases small white blossoms that emerge in the spring. This species typically thrives in areas that have been disturbed.
Myosotis macrosperma Feature Summary
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Tags
#white flowers
#NC native
#disturbed areas
#native annual
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Myosotis macrosperma Feature Summary
Attributes
Central U.S.A., southeastern Canada
AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV Canada: ON
Annual
Fruit
Greenish brown to brown nutlets are burr-like and will lodge in fur or clothing.
Capsule
Green
Brown/Copper
Flowers
Tiny, five-petaled white flowers appear in cymes in the spring with green linear bracts.
White
Spring
4-5 petals/rays
< 1 inch
Leaves
Green lanceolate leaves with hairs and a single distinct midrib are alternate and usually basilar
Green
Simple
Alternate
Lanceolate
Entire
Stem
Ascending to erect angled green stems with hairs
Green
Angular
Hairy (pubescent)
Whole Plant Traits
Native Plant
Weed
Cultural Conditions
High Organic Matter
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Myosotis macrosperma Attributes
Myosotis macrosperma: Distribution
AL , AR , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV Canada: ON
Myosotis macrosperma: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Myosotis macrosperma Fruit
Myosotis macrosperma: Fruit Description
Greenish brown to brown nutlets are burr-like and will lodge in fur or clothing.
Myosotis macrosperma: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Myosotis macrosperma: Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Green
Myosotis macrosperma Flowers
Myosotis macrosperma: Flower Description
Tiny, five-petaled white flowers appear in cymes in the spring with green linear bracts.
Myosotis macrosperma: Flower Color
White
Myosotis macrosperma: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Myosotis macrosperma: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Myosotis macrosperma: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Myosotis macrosperma: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Myosotis macrosperma Leaves
Myosotis macrosperma: Leaf Description
Green lanceolate leaves with hairs and a single distinct midrib are alternate and usually basilar
Myosotis macrosperma: Leaf Color
Green
Myosotis macrosperma: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Myosotis macrosperma: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Myosotis macrosperma: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Myosotis macrosperma: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Myosotis macrosperma: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Myosotis macrosperma Stem
Myosotis macrosperma: Stem Description
Ascending to erect angled green stems with hairs
Myosotis macrosperma: Stem Color
Green
Myosotis macrosperma: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Myosotis macrosperma: Stem Cross Section
Angular
Oval
Round
Square
Myosotis macrosperma: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Myosotis macrosperma Whole Plant Traits
Myosotis macrosperma: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Myosotis macrosperma Cultural Conditions
Myosotis macrosperma: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
