Myosotis pulvinaris Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Myosotis

Characteristics

Many-branched tufted perennial forming compact rounded cushion up to 10 cm. diam., adventitious roots from branches. Stems 1-3 cm. long, crowded, ± erect, closely covered with imbricating lvs, the whole twig 5-10 mm. diam. Lvs c. 5-7 × 3-5 mm., the very broad-oblong lamina slightly narrowed to membr. sheathing base, tip very broad-obtuse; hairs long, silky, crowded, ± appressed. Flowering lateral branches very short, often hidden, with a few narrow oblong lvs surrounding the solitary terminal almost sessile fl. Calyx c. 3 mm. long, lobes c. 1/2 length, subacute, finely hairy within, long soft hairs forming a complete cover outside. Corolla white, c.6 mm. diam., tube 4-5 mm. long, lobes c. 2 × 2 mm., broadly rounded, flat, overlapping at sinus; filaments short, anthers up to 1·5 mm. long, tips protruding just above rather large scales; style 2-3 × calyx, stigma capitate. Nutlets dark, c. 1·5 × 0·8 mm., the few seen narrow-oblong.
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Compact rounded cushion, rooting from some nodes. Stems 1-3 cm long, crowded, ± erect, closely covered with imbricating lvs; lamina very broadly spathulate; tip broadly obtuse; hairs long, silky, crowded, ± appressed on both surfaces. Flowering branches very short, ± hidden, with a few narrow lvs surrounding solitary, terminal fl. Calyx hairs long, soft, copious. Corolla white, c. 6 mm diam.; tube 2× length of lobes. Filaments short; anther tips just protruding above scales.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Root system adventitious-root
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 13
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

Myosotis pulvinaris unspecified picture

Distribution

Myosotis pulvinaris world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119199-1
WFO ID wfo-0000368569
COL ID 4563G
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Myosotis hectori Myosotis pulvinaris