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Lapþula Myosotis Moench.
Stefánsson, Fl. ísl., ed. 1, 1901, p. 176.—L. echinata Gilib., Ibid., ed. 2, 1924,
p. 199.—O. & Gr., 1934, p. 114.
Found 1888 at Víðihóll at Hólsfjöllum, N.; flowering specimens also found
1889 at Helgavatn, N., and at Hvarf, N., 1896, by Stefánsson.
It can only be regarded as an accidentally introduced species.
337. Mertensia maritima (L.) G. Don, Gen. Syst. IV (1838) p. 320.
Pulmonaria maritima, K. & M., 1770, p. 205.-—M. maritima Gray, Ba-
bington, 1871, p. 319.—Stenhammaria mar. Rchb., Gronlund, Isl. Fl., 1881,
p. 69.—M. maritima (L.) Don, Stefánsson, Fl. Isl., ed. 1, 1901, p. 177.—
Ibid., ed. 2, 1924, p. 200,—O. & Gr., 1934, p. 114.
Flora Dan. tab. 25.
Icelandic: Blálilja. Danish: Hestetunge. English: Sea Lungwort, Oyster Plant.
Rather common in all parts, in the coastal area; restricted to the sea-shore.
Life-form: H.
On sandy and gravelly soil at the sea-beach.
Flor. VI—VII; fr. mat. VII—VIII.
Max. length of shoots: 40 cm; average : 15 cm.
Geogr. area: Am.: Labrador and Newfoundland, Baffin Land to the north coast
of Alaska.—Greenl.: W. 60°10'—77°28'. E. 63°7'—65°37'.—Eur.: Fær.; E.S.I.;
Shetland, Norway, Jutland, Russ. Lapland, Kola Peninsula, Spitsbergen, Jan Mayen.
—Asia: (subsp. asiatica Takeda) Kamchatka, southward to Honshu and Korea.
Myosotis alþestris Schm. (Syn. M. sylvatica (Ehrh.) Hoffm. var. alþestris Koch).
Bennet, 1886, p. 71.
Recorded by Bennet, loc. cit., who cites a specimen “Island by Haudiger kept
in Herb. A. Braun”, but further information is lacking.
338. Myosotis arvensis (L.) Roth, Abhandl. u. Beobacht. (1787) p. 20.
Solander, in mscr., 1772.—Babington, 1871, p. 319.—M. arvensis Roth, Gron-
lund, Isl. FL, 1881, p. 69,—M. arv. (L.) All., Stefánsson, Fl. ísl., ed. 1, 1901,
p. 176.—Ibid., ed. 2, 1924, p. 199,—O. & Gr., 1934, p. 115.
Flora Dan. tab. 2766.
Icelandic : Kattarauga, Gleym-mjer-ei. Danish : Mark-Forglemmigej. English : Field
Scorpion-grass, Field Forget-me-not.
Common in all parts in the lowland ; from the central highland it has not yet
been recorded. Sometimes cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant.
Life-form: H.
In grassy places, on herb-slopes, on cultivated soil.
Flor. VI—VIII; fr. mat. VII—VIII.
Max. height: 50 cm; average : 18 cm.
Geogr. area: Am.: (introduced?) Newfoundland to Minnesota and W. Virginia.—
Greenl.: W. 61°13' (Ivigtút, introduced).—Eur.: Fær.; E.S.I.; Scandinavia from
about 69° N. southward throughout Europe.—Asia: Northern Asia, southward to
Altai and India. Amur province, Korea, Japan.—Africa: Tunis.