Myosotis alpestris

Myosotis alpestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Myosotis
Species: M. alpestris
Binomial name
Myosotis alpestris

Myosotis alpestris or Alpine Forget-me-not is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Myosotis.

The Alpine Forget-me-not is the county flower of Westmorland in the United Kingdom and the state flower of Alaska. It grows well throughout Alaska in open, rocky places high in the mountains, flowering in midsummer.

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