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Myosotis alpestris

Alpine Forget-me-not

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Common name

Alpine Forget-me-not

Scientific name

Myosotis alpestris F. W. Schmidt.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant up to 30 cm high. Flowers are 5-11 mm across. Flowering May-August¹.

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Myosotis alpestris by floristic regions²:

Between 1500 and 2900 m altitude³.

References

1 Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство". София.

2 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

3 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.