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Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis scorpioides		  
Family Borage  (Boraginaceae)
Bloom Spring, Summer, Fall
Habitat Wet, shade, swamps, along streams and rivers
Status Non-Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 6-24"
Flower Flowers are small - about 1/4" in diameter with 5 blue petals around a yellow, star-like center.
Leaf Leaves are stalkless, elongated, and hairy.  They alternate along the stem.
Notes Stems are hairy and plants are upright when young and lay down when older.  Usually plants grow as colonies.  Forget-Me-Not is native to Eurasia.

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