Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID240745
GroupPlants
GenusMyosotis
Speciesscorpioides
Common Nameforget-me-not
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1886
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayplanted
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
CommentsDeliberate release. NOAA List.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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