Myosotis alpestris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | (unplaced) |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Myosotis |
Species: | M. alpestris |
Binomial name | |
Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmid |
Myosotis alpestris or alpine forget-me-not is a herbaceous perennial plant in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae.
The alpine forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom and the state flower of Alaska. It grows well throughout Alaska in open, rocky places high in the mountains, flowering in midsummer.