Myosotis lyallii Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Myosotis

Characteristics

Rosette-lvs c. 1·5-3·5 cm. × 4-7 mm., elliptic-to ovate-spathulate, petiole c. = lamina-length, tip obtuse, sts apiculate; hairs flexuous, longer on margins, few or absent on undersurface. Lateral branches few, decumbent, rarely > 8 cm. long, internodes = or < lvs. Stem-lvs smaller and narrower than rosette-lvs, tip subacute; hairs flexuous, sparser on undersurface. Cymes us. simple, few-fld, 1-2 cm. long, bracts us. associated with lowermost 2-3 fls; internodes us. < calyx in fr. Calyx 4-6 mm. long, lobes c. 1/2 length or less, subacute; hairs of several lengths, flexuous, long on margins. Corolla white, us. c. 7-8 mm. diam., tube distinctly > calyx, cylindric, lobes c. 3 × 2 mm., oblong; filaments fixed between or just below scales, = or > anthers which are held wholly above scales; style c. 2 × calyx in fr., stigma capitate. Nutlets c. 1·5 × 1.1 mm., pointed.
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Rosette lvs elliptic-to ovate-spathulate; hairs flexuous, few or 0 abaxially. Lateral branches few, decumbent; internodes = or < lvs. Cymes simple, few-flowered, the lowest 2-3 fls usually associated with bracts. Calyx hairs flexuous, long on margins. Corolla white, c. 7-8 mm diam.; tube cylindric, distinctly > calyx; filaments = or > wholly exserted anthers.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

Myosotis lyallii unspecified picture

Distribution

Myosotis lyallii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119102-1
WFO ID wfo-0000368466
COL ID 455YQ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myosotis townsonii Myosotis lyallii Exarrhena lyallii

Lower taxons

Myosotis lyallii subsp. elderi