Myosotis verna

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBoraginaceae
Family (Traditional)Boraginaceae
GenusMyosotis
Species:Myosotis verna Nutt.
Common NameSpring Forget Me Not
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SM; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (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

SynonymFull Citation
Lycopsis virginica Lycopsis virginica
Myosotis virginica Myosotis virginica auct. non (L.) B.S.P.

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: Boyd (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carroll (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Grant (KY), Hart (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Oldham (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cocke (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lewis (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Tipton (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100317914 Rockcastle Kentucky 12 May 1990 Neal Denton
1089
EKY
Myosotis verna
31234100317906 Hickman Kentucky 29 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne
69E1.12
EKY
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183825 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183816 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183835 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183837 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183818 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
012144 Roane Tennessee
BOON
Myosotis verna
012146 Shelby Tennessee
BOON
Myosotis verna
012147 Knox Tennessee
BOON
Myosotis virginica
012145 Carroll Tennessee
BOON
Myosotis verna
APSC0021678 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021702 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0052202 Lewis Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0056438 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
31234100723624 Garrard Kentucky 06 Dec 2013 W. W. Overbeck
1153
EKY
Myosotis verna
31234100712759 Madison Kentucky 31 May 1993 Gary W. Libby
OB-311
EKY
Myosotis verna
31234100317930 Trigg Kentucky 16 Apr 2010 Edward W. Chester
14808
EKY
Myosotis verna
31973000006846 Carroll Kentucky 09 Jun 1984 Thieret, John
55067
KNK
Myosotis verna
MDKY00008451 Fayette Kentucky
MDKY
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183824 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183834 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183817 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183829 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183820 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183839 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
UCHT024576 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Myosotis verna
APSC0111100 Jackson Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0061058 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021660 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
31234100317898 Garrard Kentucky 28 Apr 2010 W. W. Overbeck
396
EKY
Myosotis verna
N/A Carter Tennessee 27 Apr 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Myosotis verna
MDKY00008449 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Myosotis verna
MDKY00008446 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183812 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183946 Hickman Kentucky
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183811 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183945 Hart Kentucky
TENN
Myosotis verna
APSC0089781 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0056549 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0114610 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
HTTU005458 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
HTTU005460 Hickman Kentucky
HTTU
Myosotis verna
MTSU018622 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Apr 1985 Tina Carter
41
MTSU
Myosotis verna
MTSU018602 Cannon Tennessee 14 Apr 2011 W. Ewing Sellers
49
MTSU
Myosotis verna
UTM01543 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Myosotis virginica
31973000006845 Boyd Kentucky 06 Jun 1979 Thieret, John
50985
KNK
Myosotis verna
31973000006848 Campbell Kentucky 30 May 1981 Buddell, George
292
KNK
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183827 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183819 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183813 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
APSC0076207 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021693 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0089779 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0073161 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
HTTU030765 Overton Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
HTTU005459 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
MTSU018605 Davidson Tennessee 12 Apr 2001 Angela Cathey
126
MTSU
Myosotis verna
UCHT034305 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Myosotis verna
31973000006849 McCracken Kentucky 05 Jun 1979 Thieret, John
50941
KNK
Myosotis verna
31973000006847 Grant Kentucky 29 May 1997 Thieret, John
60040
KNK
Myosotis verna
MDKY00008447 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183826 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183815 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183830 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183814 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
APSC0089783 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0089777 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
HTTU013436 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
HTTU030778 White Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
UCHT034304 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Myosotis verna
ETSU014023 Unicoi Tennessee
15085
ETSU
Myosotis verna
BEREA010216 Campbell Kentucky
BEREA
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183833 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183823 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183836 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183838 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183821 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183831 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
APSC0114611 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021692 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0114589 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
HTTU031447 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
HTTU032151 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 01 May 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Myosotis verna
APSC0021695 Stewart Tennessee 23 May 1980 Jackie Stack
APSC
Myosotis verna
HTTU026934 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
HTTU024185 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
HTTU013465 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
MTSU018624 Cannon Tennessee 13 May 1980 Landon E. McKinney
0115
MTSU
Myosotis verna
MTSU018623 Montgomery Tennessee 27 Mar 1994 Daniela Rupe
19
MTSU
Myosotis verna
MTSU018625 Davidson Tennessee 28 Apr 1951 E. Strobel
MTSU
Myosotis verna
ETSU014027 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Myosotis verna
MEM007779 Shelby Tennessee 19 Apr 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
69B14.5
MEM
Myosotis verna
N/A Carter Tennessee 12 May 2018 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183828 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183822 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183840 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
UCHT024577 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Myosotis verna
APSC0061065 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0109973 Todd Kentucky 18 May 1972 Harry Woodward
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0089780 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0070058 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021706 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0076208 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
HTTU005457 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Myosotis verna
MEM012559 Sevier Tennessee 25 Apr 1969 Raymond Athey
s.n.
MEM
Myosotis verna
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 24 Apr 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Myosotis verna
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 12 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Myosotis verna
MDKY00008450 Hickman Kentucky
MDKY
Myosotis verna
TENN-V-0183832 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Myosotis verna
APSC0089778 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0070047 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0061278 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021707 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0085478 Logan Kentucky 23 Apr 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Myosotis verna
MTSU018604 DeKalb Tennessee 15 Apr 2010 Krystal Richards
38
MTSU
Myosotis verna
ETSU014026 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Myosotis verna
ETSU014025 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Myosotis verna
ETSU025969 Hawkins Tennessee 01 May 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19132
ETSU
Myosotis verna
UTM01538 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Myosotis virginica
UTM01540 Tennessee
UTM
Myosotis virginica
UTM01537 Tennessee
UTM
Myosotis virginica
UTM01541 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Myosotis virginica
UTM01539 Tennessee
UTM
Myosotis virginica
ETSU014024 Carter Tennessee
12069
ETSU
Myosotis verna
APSC0089782 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Myosotis verna
APSC0021699 Stewart Tennessee 22 May 1991 James Joyner
APSC
Myosotis verna
MEM007105 McCracken Kentucky 25 Apr 1972 Raymond Athey
1616
MEM
Myosotis verna
N/A Knox Tennessee A. Ruth
790
UCHT
Myosotis virginica
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