[The Borage Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not

Myosotis asiatica

Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris

Flowers of Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

The photo above shows a close-up of the corolla limbs of alpine forget-me-not as seen in Vertigo Valley in Denali National Park and Preserve.....................August 27, 2006.

Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris) - Flowers of Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris) - Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

Examples of alpine forget-me-not as seen on a moist, grassy swale at the western base of Green Dome, Denali National Park and Preserve............June 20, 2012.

Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

Alpine forget-me-not as seen on Camp Ridge above Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 16, 2012.

Calyces of Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the calyx and short tube of alpine forget-me-not as seen in Vertigo Valley.....................August 27, 2006.

Stem leaf of Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

The photo above shows a close-up of a stem leaf of alpine forget-me-not as seen in Vertigo Valley.................August 27, 2006. Note the numerous spreading hairs arising from the margin of the leaf blade.

Flowers of Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

Alpine forget-me-not as found atop Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali..........June 22, 2002.

Flower of Alpine Forget-me-not, Asian Forget-me-not: Myosotis asiatica (Synonyms: Myosotis alpestris, Myosotis alpestris ssp. asiatica, Myosotis sylvatica var. alpestris)

Paul Slichter