Myosotis sylvatica, Hoffm.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 113

17. M. sylvatica Hoffm. , Deutschl. FI. 61 (1791).

Biennial to perennial; stem up to 50 cm, often much-branched, very leafy, with appressed hairs in inflorescence, otherwise with setiform hairs. Leaves c. 8 x 3 cm, broadly to narrowly ovate, or elliptical, the basal usually not distinctly petiolate. Pedicels up to 7(—15) mm, directed upwards. Calyx up to 5 mm in fruit, with short hooked hairs up to 0-2 mm, with linear to narrowly triangular teeth and rounded base, open, deciduous. Limb of corolla up to 8 mm in diameter but often smaller, flat, bright blue. Nutlets 1-7 x 1-2 mm, ovoid, acute, with rim; attachmentarea very small. Much o f Europe, but absent from the south-west and much o f the north. Al Au Be Br Bu Cz Da Ga Ge G r He Ho Hu It Ju *No Po Rm Rs (B, C, W) Su Tu [Fe].

1 Calyx with sparse hooked hairs almost disappearing at maturity; nutlets ovoid (a) subsp. sylvatica 1 Calyx with numerous hooked hairs; nutlets narrowly ovoid 2 Corolla-limb not more than 4 mm in diameter (b) subsp. subarvensis 2 Corolla-limb more than 4 mm in diameter 3 Pedicels not more than 7 mm (c) subsp. cyanea 3 Lowest pedicels at least 10 mm (d) subsp. elongata