Scientific Name: Myosotis australis subsp. australis

Common Name: southern forgetmenot

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Boraginaceae

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Annual herb with stiff, bristle-like hairs on the upper part of the stem, and leaves in a basal rosette. Leaves on the lower parts of the stem are alternate.

Height (m): 0.06 – 0.4

Flowers: Flowers yellow or white, with rounded petals, in clusters on the end of the main stem and on the ends of the axillary branches.

Fruit: Nutlets are dark brown and 1.5mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Widespread, from coastal sand dunes to mountains at 1000m altitude.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Some species have a 2-3 month after-ripening period.