As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Myosotis
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 131 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000025092.
Literature
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Synonyms of Myosotis
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exarrhena | Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 495 (1810) | wfo-4000014434 | ||
| Gymnomyosotis | Turczaninowia 3: 6 (2000) | wfo-4000016502 | ||
| Strophiostoma | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 13: 258. 1840. | wfo-4000036927 |
Species in Myosotis ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Myosotis:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myosotis acutata | Contr. Fl. Terr. Slav. Merid. 1: 22 (1883) | wfo-0000367996 | ||
| Myosotis adpressa | Enum. Fl. Transsilv. 409. 1887 [1886 publ. Jul-Aug 1887] | wfo-0000368009 | ||
| Myosotis adpressa | Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 269 (1812) | wfo-0000368007 | ||
| Myosotis aenesia | Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2(1): 226. 1889 [1-15 Dec 1889] | wfo-0000368011 | ||
| Myosotis agnetis | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 74: 363, 389, nomen. 1927 | wfo-0001350136 | ||
| Myosotis albida | Rep. Bot. Surv. Stewart Island 43. 1909 ; et in Chilton, Subantarctic Isl. N. Z. 2: 423 | wfo-0001350139 | ||
| Myosotis albida | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. xvii. (1885) 224. | wfo-0001350138 | ||
| Myosotis albomarginata | Itin. Mediterr. (Act. Soc. Sc. Fenn. n. s. B, i. No. 2) 126 (1932). | wfo-0000367999 | ||
| Myosotis alpestris | Fl. Schweiz [Hegetschweiler] 181. [Dec 1838-Jan 1839] | wfo-0001350140 | ||
| Myosotis alpestris subsp. alpestris | – | – | — | wfo-1200108271 |
| Myosotis alpestris subsp. pyrenaeorum | Biocosme Mésogéen 27(4): 112. 2010 ; isonym | wfo-0001368324 | ||
| Myosotis alpestris subsp. suaveolens | Mount. Fl. Greece 2: 55 (1991) | wfo-0001366322 | ||
| Myosotis amoena | Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 4(1): 241. 1875 [Sep-Oct 1875] | wfo-0000368001 | ||
| Myosotis amoena | Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 206 (1857) | wfo-0000368002 | ||
| Myosotis amosii | Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 29: 46 (1930) | wfo-0000368003 | ||
| Myosotis annua | Enum. Pl. Hass. : 81 (1777) | wfo-0000367873 | ||
| Myosotis armata | Ark. Bot. 29A(8): 29 (1939) | wfo-0000367839 | ||
| Myosotis arvensis | Fl. Germ. Excurs. 340. | wfo-0001350141 | ||
| Myosotis arvensis | Abh. ii. 20. | wfo-0001350142 | ||
| Myosotis arvensis f. albiflorum | Naturaliste Canad. 95: 801 (1968) | wfo-0001320569 | ||
| Myosotis arvensis f. daghestanica | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 37: 23 (1981) | wfo-0001323119 | ||
| Myosotis arvensis subsp. arvensis | – | – | — | wfo-1200108089 |
| Myosotis arvensis subsp. umbrata | Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1(1): 112 (1949) | wfo-1200011576 | ||
| Myosotis aspera | Prod. Fl. Centr. Fr. ii. 538. | wfo-0000367823 | ||
| Myosotis aspera | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 476 (1866) | wfo-0000367822 | ||
| Myosotis aspera | Sitzungsber. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. Math.-Nat. 1902, pars 27, 9 (1903). | wfo-0000367824 | ||
| Myosotis astonii | Trans. New Zealand Inst. 1909, xlii. 217 (1910). | wfo-0000367834 | ||
| Myosotis australis subsp. saruwagedica | Austral. Syst. Bot. 33(6): 516. 2020 | wfo-1200007633 | ||
| Myosotis barrelieri | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 543. 1821 | wfo-0000367859 | ||
| Myosotis berroi | Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo , ser. 2, 1: 69 (1910) | wfo-0000367860 | ||
| Myosotis boissieri | Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 29: 51 (1930) | wfo-0000367862 | ||
| Myosotis bracteata | Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 89, in obs. 1850 ; name not accepted at rank of species by A.Rich. | wfo-0000367867 | ||
| Myosotis brevifolia | J. Bot. 64: 294 (1926) | wfo-0000367870 | ||
| Myosotis brevisetacea | Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18: 204 (1983) | wfo-0000367871 | ||
| Myosotis brockiei subsp. dysis | Austral. Syst. Bot. 34(3): 275. 2021 | wfo-1200008283 | ||
| Myosotis bryonoma | Austral. Syst. Bot. 31(1): 75. 2018 | wfo-1000005957 | ||
| Myosotis caballeroi | Diagn. Nouv. : 24 (1936) | wfo-0000367850 | ||
| Myosotis caespitosa | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 10: 135, partim. 1846 [8 Apr 1846] | wfo-0001350147 | ||
| Myosotis caespitosa | Consp. Fl. Eur. 519. | wfo-0001350146 | ||
| Myosotis caespitosa f. chino | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 37: 21 (1981). | wfo-0001326418 | ||
| Myosotis callieri | Carpatica 1: 345 (1939) | wfo-0000367856 | ||
| Myosotis campestris | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 10: 108, in nota. 1846 [8 Apr 1846] | wfo-0000367845 | ||
| Myosotis cespitosa | Prodr. Fl. Starg. Suppl. 1: 11 (1819) | wfo-0001350150 | ||
| Myosotis chorisiana | Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 2(8): 83. 1837 [Jul 1837] | wfo-0001350151 | ||
| Myosotis chrysantha | Consp. Fl. Eur. 3: 520. 1881 [prob. Jul 1881] | wfo-0000368088 | ||
| Myosotis ciliata | Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 3(1,8): 151. 1847 [Oct 1847] | wfo-0000368089 | ||
| Myosotis cinerascens | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 50: 207 (1917 publ. 1918) | wfo-0000368092 | ||
| Myosotis cognata | Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2(1): 226. 1889 [1-15 Dec 1889] | wfo-0000368087 | ||
| Myosotis colensoi | Trans. & Proc. N. Z. Inst. lvi. 28 (1926). | wfo-0000368098 | ||
| Myosotis collina | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 319. 1870 [1871 publ. 1870] | wfo-0001350153 | ||
| Myosotis collucata | Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 122 2023 | wfo-1000056446 | ||
| Myosotis compressa | Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 3(1,8): 154. 1847 [Oct 1847] | wfo-0000368080 | ||
| Myosotis condylophora | Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 3(1,8): 153. 1847 [Oct 1847] | wfo-0000368094 | ||
| Myosotis connata | Methodus (Moench) 224 (1794). [4 May 1794] | wfo-0000374741 | ||
| Myosotis coronaria | Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 350 (1868) | wfo-0000368074 | ||
| Myosotis cretica | Consp. Fl. Eur. 3: 519. 1881 [prob. Jul 1881] | wfo-0001350154 | ||
| Myosotis cyanea | Bull. Congr. Bot. St. Petersb. 1869 (1870) 129. | wfo-0001350155 | ||
| Myosotis cymosa | Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 294 (1851) | wfo-0000368081 | ||
| Myosotis daurica | Pflanzenr. (Engler) Borrag.-Borraginoid.-Cryptanth. 193 (1931), in syn. | wfo-0000368086 | ||
| Myosotis decumbens subsp. decumbens | – | – | — | wfo-1200108554 |
| Myosotis decumbens subsp. teresiana | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 111: 578 (1964) | wfo-1200011421 | ||
| Myosotis dentata | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 9: 47 (1884) | wfo-0000368134 | ||
| Myosotis diplotricha | Carpatica 1: 287 (1939) | wfo-0000368127 | ||
| Myosotis discolor subsp. canariensis | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 7: 68. 1968 (1968) | wfo-1200011505 | ||
| Myosotis dissitiflora var. dyerae | Bot. Mag. 124: t. 7589. 1898 | wfo-0000744281 | ||
| Myosotis drabifolia | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 170. 1841 | wfo-0000368124 | ||
| Myosotis dumetorum | Fl. France 10: 331 (1908) | wfo-0000368106 | ||
| Myosotis dumortieri | Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 86 (1868) | wfo-0000368107 | ||
| Myosotis echinophora | Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. xxxi. 114. | wfo-0001350158 | ||
| Myosotis eusilvatica | Carpatica 1: 266 (1939) | wfo-0000368115 | ||
| Myosotis exscapa | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel] 543. 1821 | wfo-0000368118 | ||
| Myosotis fruticosa | Abh. Boehm. Ges. Wiss. ii. (1786) 46, nomen. | wfo-0000368044 | ||
| Myosotis geniculata | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 474 (1866) | wfo-0000368041 | ||
| Myosotis gethica | Consp. Fl. Roman. : 409 (1898) | wfo-0000368042 | ||
| Myosotis goyenii subsp. infima | Austral. Syst. Bot. 34(3): 286. 2021 | wfo-1200008284 | ||
| Myosotis gracilis | ex Rev. Hortic. (1894) 214. | wfo-0001350160 | ||
| Myosotis hamosa | Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 269 (1812) | wfo-0000368028 | ||
| Myosotis heterodoxa | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 298 (1875) | wfo-0000368022 | ||
| Myosotis hikuwai | Austral. Syst. Bot. 35(5): 382. 2022 | wfo-1000040954 | ||
| Myosotis hispida | Linnaea 17(3): 303. 1844 [prob. Jan 1844] | wfo-0001350162 | ||
| Myosotis holubyana | Carpatica 1: 327 (1939) | wfo-0000368062 | ||
| Myosotis humilis | Fl. Sicul. (Lojacono) 2(2): 84. 1907 | wfo-0001350163 | ||
| Myosotis imitata subsp. pseudoimitata | Turczaninowia 13(1): 106 (2010) | wfo-0001361880 | ||
| Myosotis intermedia | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 10: 109. 1846 [8 Apr 1846] | wfo-0001350165 | ||
| Myosotis javanica | in Neue Schr. Naturf. Ges. Halle iii. II. (1817) 21. | wfo-0000368067 | ||
| Myosotis jenissejensis | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 50: 163. 2019 | wfo-0000744284 | ||
| Myosotis joannae | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 73: 658 (1926 publ. 1927) | wfo-0000368065 | ||
| Myosotis kazakhstanica | Turczaninowia 21(3): 90. 2018 | wfo-1000005958 | ||
| Myosotis kolymensis | Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 122 2023 | wfo-1000056447 | ||
| Myosotis lactea | Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. : 321 (1824) | wfo-0000368058 | ||
| Myosotis lappula | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 10: 152. 1846 [8 Apr 1846] | wfo-0001350167 | ||
| Myosotis latifolia | Pl. Or. Nov. Dec. ii. 9. | wfo-0001350168 | ||
| Myosotis laurentii | Diagn. Nouv. : 23 (1936) | wfo-0000368475 | ||
| Myosotis laxa | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 171. 1841 | wfo-0001350170 | ||
| Myosotis laxa subsp. laxa | – | – | — | wfo-1200108247 |
| Myosotis laxiflora | Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. 11: 42 (1822) | wfo-0000368471 | ||
| Myosotis linearis | Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino xxxviii. (1835) 129 t. 42. f. 2. | wfo-0000368481 | ||
| Myosotis linearis | Methodus (Moench) 225. 1794 [4 May 1794] | wfo-0000374739 | ||
| Myosotis lingulata | Pl. Asperif. Nucif. 1: 110. 1818 [Jul-early Sep 1818] | wfo-0000368482 | ||
| Myosotis lithospermifolia f. karsani | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 37: 23 (1981). | wfo-0001326419 |