Taxon:  Myosotis laxa Lehm.



Summary
Genus:
Myosotis
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Cynoglossoideae
Tribe:
Myosotideae
Nomen number:
454224
Place of publication:
Pl. Asperif. nucif. 83.  1818
Verified:
10/29/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  2. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1565.
  4. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  5. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  6. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  7. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  8. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  9. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  10. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  11. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  12. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishtufted forget-me-not  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
GermanRasen-Vergissmeinnicht  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1565.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregonw. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashingtonw. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennesseee.Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornian.w.Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbias.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile   
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdahoCanyon Co. (natzd.?) 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontanaMissoula Co. (natzd.?) 
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (w.), Washington (w.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee (e.), Virginia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (n.w.)]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho (Canyon Co. (natzd.?)), Montana (Missoula Co. (natzd.?))]

Reference(s)
  1. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  3. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  4. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  5. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  6. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  7. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  8. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  9. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454224. Accessed 15 April 2026.