Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Myosotis laxa Lehm.
(Smaller Forget-Me-Not)

Family: Boraginaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None found

Myosotis laxa is an annual to short lived perennial of seepy areas. The stems and calyx are pubescent. The stem is up to 40cm tall.

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Myosotis laxa, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, September 27, 2025




Myosotis laxa, inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, September 27, 2025




Myosotis laxa, closeup of flower, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, September 27, 2025




Myosotis laxa, closeup of fruit and gynobase, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Harden Cienega near Mule Creek, September 27, 2025



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