Genus
Myosotis (Forget-me-nots)
Myosotis (/ˌmaɪ.əˈsoʊtɪs/; from the Greek: μυοσωτίς “mouse’s ear”, which the foliage is thought to resemble) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially denominated forget-me-nots or Scorpion grasses. The colloquial name “Forget-me-not” was calqued from the German Vergissmeinnicht and first used in English in AD 1398 through King Henry IV of England. Similar names and variations are found in many languages. Myosotis alpestris is
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