Determined according to the botanical key provided by Matevski and Melovski in Matevski (2010).
Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia to China (South-Central), West Himalaya and Pakistan; Yemen; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet habitats – streams.
Flowering period: Spring – summer: APR, MAY, JUN.
Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – flowering stems with leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– flowering stem with leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – flowering stems with leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – upper leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – upper leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – side view of flowers and calyx. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – side view of flowers and calyx. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – fruiting calyx. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – fruiting calyx. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – stem with leaves. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – leaf. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp.cespitosa– lower part of stem. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – lower part of stem and lower leaves. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – plant base. Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – adaxial side of leaf (right) and abaxial side of leaf (left). Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – inflorescence. Scale in cm. Specimen from Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myosotis laxa subsp. cespitosa– fruiting calyces. Scale in mm. The pedicels are up to 10 mm long and the calyx is up to 5 mm long in fruit. Specimen from Osogovo – village of “Shtalkovica”. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Myosotis L. Matevski, V. and Melovski, Lj. in Matevski (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 141 – 163.
