Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Myosotis// Species: Myosotis scorpioides L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Moist habitats- mountain streams and other bodies of water.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Myosotis scorpioides – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – flowering stems with inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – calyces with fruits. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – calyces with fruits. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – calyx with fruits. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – axis of inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – stems with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – stems with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – stems with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – abaxial side of lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – abaxial side of lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis scorpioides – abaxial side of lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 19.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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