Specimen Information

Myosotis scorpioides
Myosotis scorpioides
(forget-me-not)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1692509
GroupPlants
GenusMyosotis
Speciesscorpioides
Common Nameforget-me-not
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityLeyden Schiller Woods Forest Preserve; 0.25 mi S of Irving Park Rd.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
HUC10 NameWillow Creek-Des Plaines River
HUC10 Number0712000405
HUC12 NameBensenville Ditch-Des Plaines River
HUC12 Number071200040506
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month10
Collection Year1958
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27378
Author:Cranberg, C., and R. Keller
Date:2020
Title:Illinois Database of Aquatic Non-native Species
Publisher:School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18407
Author:University of Minnesota
Date:2021
Title:J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History Herbarium (MIN)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Volume:2009
Commentsstems decumbent, succulent and rooting at nodes
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat Number1181533
VerifierGreat Lakes Invasives Network
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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