Myosotis dubia
| Myosotis dubia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Myosotis |
| Species: | M. dubia
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| Binomial name | |
| Myosotis dubia (Arrond.) Blaise
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Myosotis dubia is a species of forget-me-not in the family Boraginaceae. It was previously considered a subspecies of the changing forget-me-not (Myosotis discolor), until recent genetic work discovered the two species to have different chromosome ploidy, where Myosotis dubia was found to be diploid, while M. discolor was hexaploid.[1]
Description
The plants are 15 to 65 cm tall with several side branches and spreading hairs that extend all the way to the top leaf.[2] The inflorescence features small flowers coiled in a scorpioid pattern, where the petals start off pure white, changing to blue as they mature. The leaves follow an alternate arrangement, and are linear to oblong in shape.[2] Each mature flower produces four nutlets.[3]
References
- ^ Zonneveld, Ben (2019). "The DNA weights per nucleus (genome size) of more than 2350 species of the Flora of The Netherlands, of which 1370 are new to science, including the pattern of their DNA peaks". Forum Geobotanicum. 8: 24−78. doi:10.3264/FG.2019.1022.
- ^ a b Dirkse GM, Zonneveld B, Duistermaat H (2022). "Myosotis dubia Arrond. (Boraginaceae), Bleek vergeet-mij-nietje, in Nederland en Duitsland en hoe deze soort te onderscheiden van M. discolor Pers.(Veelkleurig vergeet-mij-nietje)" (PDF). Dutch Botanical Archives. 44: 016–033. eISSN 2542-8578.
- ^ Douglas GW, Meidinger DV, Pojar J, eds. (1998). The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests. p. 56. ISBN 0-7726-3685-0.