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Alpine forget-me-not

Alpine forget-me-not

This attractive little forget-me-not Myosotis suavis lives up to its scientific name – suavis means delightful or pleasing in Latin. It grows in rock crannies above 2,000 metres in the Mt Cook region.

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Ecological and Environmental Change Research Group, University of Bergen
Photograph by John and Hilary Birks

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Hugh Wilson. 'Alpine plants', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
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