Taxonomy: Fam. Boraginaceae// Genus: Myosotis // Species: Myosotis sparsiflora Pohl
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Matevski, 2010).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central and East Europe to Siberia and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found on somewhat shaded and moist places – woods, near rivers.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Myosotis sparsiflora – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescences. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – stem with leaves and inflorescence with flowers and leaf-like bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence with leaf-like bracts and flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence – flowers and leaf-like bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence with flowers and leaf-like bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – stem with leaves and inflorescence. Lower flowers are subtended by leaf-like bract. Terminal part of inflorescence without bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Lower flowers are subtended by leaf-like bract. Terminal part of inflorescence without bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence with flowers and leaf-like bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence with flowers and leaf-like bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence with flowers and leaf-like bractse. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence- terminal part without bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – inflorescence- lower part with spent flowers and leaf-like bracts. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – lower part of plant- stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Myosotis sparsiflora – lower part of plant with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Myosotis sparsiflora J.C.Mikan ex Pohl. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119250-1 [Accessed 13.02.2022].
Matevski, V. (2010). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. II, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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