BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Myosotis scorpioides L. (Water Forget-me-not)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Myosotis scorpioides In flower 28 July 2001 Berks England 5 4
Myosotis scorpioides Plant 30 July 1971 South Devon England 2
Myosotis scorpioides Plant 17 July 1971 East Sussex England 2

Suggested Literature

Myosotis scorpioides may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Myosotis
(forget-me-nots)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Myosotis scorpioides:

(live) live is spotted by immersed sorus Entyloma fergussonii - a smut fungus (Entylomatales: Entylomataceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale, circular spots]
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Phytomyza myosotica - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972 [on lower surface]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza myosotica - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine initially linear, later developing into a whitish blotch]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Melisandra cinereipes - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted Benson, R.B., 1952

Myosotis scorpioides may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
BORAGINACEAE
(comfreys and forget-me-nots)
Myosotis
(forget-me-nots)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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