Myosotis macrosperma

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBoraginaceae
Family (Traditional)Boraginaceae
GenusMyosotis
Species:Myosotis macrosperma Engelm.
Common NameLargeseed Forget Me Not
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 5
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (2)

SynonymFull Citation
Myosotis verna var. macrosperma Myosotis verna var. macrosperma Chapm.
Myosotis virginica var. macrosperma Myosotis virginica var. macrosperma Fernald

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carroll (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Elliott (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Hart (KY), Henderson (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Monroe (KY), Ohio (KY), Pendleton (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Russell (KY), Scott (KY), Shelby (KY), Simpson (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Washington (KY), Wayne (KY), Whitley (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Wayne (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0041565 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis macrosperma
HTTU005456 Anderson Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis macrosperma
HTTU005454 Anderson Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis macrosperma
31234100317435 Barren Kentucky 16 May 1978 George P. Johnson
141
EKY
Myosotis macrosperma
APSC0114608 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis macrosperma
31234100317443 Bath Kentucky 23 May 1984 Julian Campbell
259
EKY
Myosotis macrosperma
31234100317450 Benton Tennessee 03 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne
69C4.5
EKY
Myosotis macrosperma
TENN-V-0183705 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis macrosperma
012117 Benton Tennessee
BOON
Myosotis macrosperma
012118 Benton Tennessee
BOON
Myosotis macrosperma
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Myosotis macrosperma - Dwayne Estes
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Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
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Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw
Myosotis macrosperma - Joey Shaw