Field Forget-me-not - Myosotis arvensis
Description
Low to short plant, softly hairy. Branched at the base. Basal leaves in lax rosette. Flowers bright grey-blue saucer shaped. 3 to 5 mm calyx closed in fruit the tube with numerous hooked hairs.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Dry habitats and arable soils.
When to see it
April to October.
Life History
Annual or biennial.
UK Status
Common throughout Britain except the extreme north.
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 559 of the 617 tetrads.
David NichollsWirlybones Wood31 May 2013
Barbara CooperKing's Brook04 June 2015
David NichollsHill Hole Quarry02 June 2011
Graham CalowBroughton Astley07 May 2015
Graham CalowFrolesworth Churchyard10 June 2015calyx teeth like isosceles triangles
Graham CalowFrolesworth Churchyard10 June 2015Flower stalks 1.2 to 2 times as long as fruiting calyx
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Graham CalowFrolesworth Churchyard10 June 2015saucer shaped petals
David NichollsUlverscroft NR16 April 2011
Graham CalowStanton Road, Elmesthorpe27 May 2016
David NichollsWirlybones Wood31 May 2013
Graham CalowWykin Canal Towpath07 June 2015
David NichollsWirlybones Wood31 May 2013
David NichollsNarborough Bog02 May 2011
David NichollsBagworth Heath19 May 2011
David NichollsNew Lount09 June 2011
Barbara CooperClawson Hill12 July 2012 Fields behind Fields Farm Sapcote SP 4736 9330 (taken 3.5.2006).,..JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote03 May 2006
Graham CalowSapcote04 May 2013specimen examined by All Saints Church yard Wall Sapcote SP 4891 9320 (taken 28.7.2008).JPG)
Graham CalowAll Saints Chuch, Sapcote28 July 2008
 Fields behind Fields Farm Sapcote SP 4736 9330 (taken 3.5.2006).,..JPG)
 by All Saints Church yard Wall Sapcote SP 4891 9320 (taken 28.7.2008).JPG)