Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

MYOSOTIS (G, La)
Forget-me-not (Le)
Family: BORAGINACEAE

mys, myos, = mouse, of a mouse;
ous, otis, = an ear.
(shape of leaves)
(LS, Le)

Myosotis arvensis (La)

Location: (F)

arva, = an arable field, cornfield;
arvus, arvum, = that has been ploughed, but not yet sown, ploughed, arable; an arable field, cultivated land, a field, ploughed land, glebe;
-ensis, = indicates country or place of growth or origin or else habitat.
(growing in fields or cultivated land)
(Alien)
(ld, BL)

Myosotis discolor (La)

Location: (P)

dif-¸dis-, = asunder, in pieces, apart, in two, in different directions;
color, = colour, hue, tint.
discolor, = of another colour, not of the same colour.
(not of the same colour, variegated)
(Alien)
(ld, BL, Cw)