Nederlands: Alpenvergeet-mij-nietje
Español: Nomeolvides alpino - Nomeolvides de los Alpes
Français: Myosotis des Alpes
Deutsch: Alpen-Vergissmeinnicht
Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family
Flowering time: April-September
Height: 5-25cm
Altitude: 700-3000m
Colour: bright blue, deep blue
Leaves: rather rough hairy, basal leaves in a rosette
Habitat: damp woods, meadows, mountain rocks
Distribution: mountains of Europe, from Scotland and the Carpathians to northern Spain (Asturias, Cantabrica, Huesca, León) and Bulgaria
Synonyms: Myosotis alpina - Myosotis sylvatica subsp. alpestris
Note: Some people consider the Myosotis alpina to be a different species, endemic to the Pyrenees (max 15cm). Similar to the rarer Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not or King of the Alps (Eritrichium nanum) which has tiny basal leaves. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Great Britain the Alpine Forget-me-not is cultivated in gardens.
Related key words: Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Coll de la Renclusa, Cerler-Ampriú (Benasque), El Portalet (Sallent de Gállego), Bujaruelo (Torla), Picos de Europa, Alps, Alpine plant
