Characteristics
Myosotis laxa Lehm.
smaller forget-me-not
Stream banks, wet thickets, seepage areas, and swamps. Our only native wetland Myosotis it has similar habitat preferences to M. scorpioides but usually is much less common and usually does not form as dense patches as that species.
Herbaceous
Biennial
Vascular
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Native OBL (NWPL EMP) OBL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Boraginales
Myosotis laxa Lehm. - smaller forget-me-not
Citation
Myosotis laxa Lehm.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 20 Jun 2003 - 1
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