Andy's Yukon Wildflowers
Alpine Forget-me-not

Myosotis alpestris

Alpine forget-me-not, carcross, yukon, Copyright 2008 Andy Fyon, www.ontariowildflower.com

Also known as: Mountain forget-me-not

Habitat: Moist tundra, meadows, streambanks, rocky slopes and forest openings; areas with late snow patches; montane to alpine.

Interest: Up to 40 cm tall, branching, many hairs covering stem and leaves. Blue flowers occur in racemes at the top of the stem. The petals are fused into a tube with 5 lobes; the lobes have 5 yellow bulges at the throat.  Leaves are lanceolate.  This is the Alaska State flower.

Location: Sugarloaf Mountain, Carcross, Yukon.
Date: July 3, 2007

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For more information email: ajfyon@vianet.ca
URL: http://www.ontariowildflower.com/yukon_alpine_forgetmenot_mt_montana.htm
© 2008 Andy Fyon
Sudbury, Ontario

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