Myosotidium
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| Myosotidium | |
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| Myosotidium hortensia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Myosotidium |
| Species: | M. hortensia |
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| Myosotidium hortensia |
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Myosotis hortensia Decne.[1] |
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Myosotidium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. This genus is represented by the single species Myosotidium hortensia, the Chatham Islands forget-me-not, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Myosotidium hortensia is a fleshy herb with large orbicular somewhat fleshy leaves and bearing numerous blue flowers in the late spring. It is much planted as a garden ornamental flower in New Zealand and elsewhere.
[edit] References
- ^ "Taxon: Myosotis hortensia Decne.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24811. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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