FLORA OF ICELAND elements: Myosotis arvensis, Field Forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis; The Field Forget-me-not is the most common forget-me-not's of Iceland. It grows on relative dry places like grasslands and heathers. It has some preference though for human-influenced habitat's but also grow's in areas that can be regarded as wilderness. Other forget-me-not's on Iceland are Myosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-ne-not) which grow's in wet area's along rivers (alien species - can be identified from others by the inconspicuous hairs) and Myosotis stricta (Strict Forget-me-not can be identified by the fruit stems: very short ) which is rare and grows on dry soils. Very rare is Myosotis discolor (Changing Forget-me-not can be identified by whiter/more yellow flower colors) which only grows in some localities of the south and south-west. Mysotis species i.e. Forget-me-nots are members of the Borage family (Boraginaceae).

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