Myosotis species- Darjeeling botanical garden

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Androsace sarementosa for validation: Androsace sarementosa perhaps, family primulaceae

growing wild in the darjeeling botanical garden and elsewhere in the town

photographed in the first week of april

I hope a member of Boragnaceae, perhaps Myosotis sp.

I do not know either of these two genera. However, i give my search result –

Androsace spp seem to have basal rosette leaves, as can be seen in – http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Rock%20Jasmine.html.
on the other hand Myosotis spp., as have been suggested by …, have alternate leaves – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myosotis.
a species, Myosotis sylvatica is found in Darjeeling – zsienvis.nic.in/biodiversity_wb/Flora/9.%20Dicot.doc, also attaching the doc file
pictures of the above available at – http://plantsgallery.blogspot.in/2010/12/myosotis-sylvatica-niezapominajka-le%C5%9Bna.html
another species, but with a bit different leaves is Myosotis scorpioides.

I think it may be Myosotis alpestris subsp. alpestris & as per

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=86484&flora_id=2

Sorry. On further examination, I feel it should be Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa (Schultz) Hyl. ex Nordh.

thank you for this new information. will read up surely

Once again although no close-ups it is clear there are spreading hairs on the calyces, ruling out Myosotis laxa subsp. caespitosa

Does not fit M.stricta/refracta.

Flowers larger ruling out M.arvensis I think and foliage not fitting M.asiatica – thus leaving M.sylvatica as the most likely but if a cultivated plant then could be other species or some of hybrid.

Given no close-ups or fruit characteristics one has to be more speculative.

Updated on December 24, 2024

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