Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. The name derives from the ancient Greek μυοσωτίς “mouse ear,” as it appeared to resemble the ear of a mouse. They are popularly referred to in the Northern Hemisphere as forget-me-nots or scorpion grass. The term “forget-me-not” comes from the German Vergissmeinnicht and was used in English promotional material at the behest of King Henry IV of England in 1398. Many names and variants exist in many languages. Myosotis alpestris is the official flower of Alaska and Dalsland in Sweden. Members of this genus often get confused with the forget-me-not of the Chatham Islands, which belongs to the closely linked genus Myosotidium.

Myosotis is a genus, first described by Carl Linnaeus. The type species is Myosotis scorpioides. The species of Myosotis are either annual or perennial herbaceous flowering plants, having actinomorphic flowers that are actinomorphic, pentamerous, with five sepals and five petals. The flowers are usually less than 1 cm wide, straight faced, blue, pink, white, or yellow, with yellow centers, and borne on scorpioid cymes. The leaves are alternate and the roots mostly diffuse. They flower in the spring or soon after snow melt in high-altitude ecosystems.

Even wilting, the individual petals are able to hold their place on them. The capsules attach to clothes when brushed against, and eventually fall off, leaving the seeds free to germinate wherever. Seeds can be harvested by placing a piece of paper under the stems and tapping the dehisced ovaries onto the paper.

Myosotis scorpioides is often referred to as scorpion grass because of the spiraled curvature of its inflorescence.

Turkish Name : Unutmabeni

Persian Name : فراموشم مکن