Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Myosotis L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Myosotis cheesemanii Petrie, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 296 (1886)
 Description

Loose cushion to 3 cm tall, rooting from some nodes; stems leafy throughout. Lf lamina elliptic, c. = petiole; hairs rather stiff, closely appressed, sparser abaxially, long and fringing on petiole. Lvs on fl. stems sessile, closely hairy on both surfaces. Cyme simple; fls 2–4, each with a bract. Calyx hairs uniform, closely appressed. Corolla white, 7–8 mm diam.; tube cylindric, > lobes; filaments short; anther tips just projecting above large scales.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
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