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Myosotis laxa Lehm.

tufted forget-me-not (Boraginaceae)

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Very widespreadNegligible tendencyN
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Myosotis laxa grows in similar places to Myosotis scorpioides, but is caespitose rather than spreading and has no patent hairs on the lower part of the stem.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-24

 tufted forget-me-not / Myosotis laxa: _Myosotis laxa_ grows in similar places to _Myosotis scorpioides_, but is caespitose rather than spreading and has no patent hairs on the lower part of the stem.

The calyx of Myosotis laxa has lobes that are longer than wide, unlike the equilateral triangles of Myosotis scorpioides.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-24

 tufted forget-me-not / Myosotis laxa: The calyx of _Myosotis laxa_ has lobes that are longer than wide, unlike the equilateral triangles of _Myosotis scorpioides_.

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