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Myosotis spatulata G.Forst.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMyosotis spatulata G.Forst. 
BibliographyFl. Ins. Austr.: 12 (1786)
Native RangeChatham Is., New Zealand
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionrooting, leaves in rosettes, orbiculate to broadly ovate, mucronate, thinly petiolate, shortly hirsute, flowers solitary, axillary, corolla 1-3mm across
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAnchusa spathulata R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Gymnomyosotis spatulata (G.Forst.) O.D.Nikif.
Myosotis orbiculata G.Simpson
Myosotis spatulata var. radicans L.B.Moore
Myosotis staminea Lehm.
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South)
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