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Genus:
Myosotis (Forget-me-not genus) Life
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Myosotis sp. in the Company Gardens,
Cape Town. |
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About 50 species, worldwide but mainly in temperate regions
of the Old World, with three species native to southern Africa, three species
naturalised, and a further two species that are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Myosotis afropalustris
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Myosotis galpinii |
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Myosotis graminifolia |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Myosotis arvensis
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Myosotis discolor |
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Myosotis sylvatica |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Myosotis alpestris (Alpine
forget-me-not)
Native to Europe. |
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Myosotis laxa (Tufted forget-me-not)
Native to Europe. |
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