Pic of the Day : Myosotis alpestris

Myosotis alpestris & Myosotis sylvatica

Myosotis sylvatica (wood forget-me-not) is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Europe.

Description
It is a short-lived herbaceous perennial or biennial growing to 12–30 cm (5–12 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with hairy leaves and a profusion of disc-shaped, intensely blue (occasionally white) flowers in Spring.

• Stace describes this plant as having the following characteristics:
• Upright, to 50 cm; softly hairy, with hairs at more-or-less right-angles to the main stem.
• Flowers grey-blue, to 8mm across, flat in profile; sepal tube with hooked hairs; April–July.[2]
• Mature fruit dark brown, shiny.
• Mature calyx on spreading stalks longer than sepal tube; calyx teeth spreading to expose the ripe fruit.
• Basal leaves stalked, in a rosette; upper leaves not stalked.

Generally found in woods, scree and rock ledges; common throughout the British Isles.

To learn more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myosotis_sylvatica

http://www.expo2016antalya.org.tr/en