Myosotis antarctica

Myosotis antarctica is a species of forget-me-not native to Campbell Island and southern South America.[2] Joseph Dalton Hooker described the species in his 19th century work Flora Antarctica.

Myosotis antarctica

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Myosotis
Species:
M. antarctica
Binomial name
Myosotis antarctica

Description

Myosotis antarctica forms small rosettes with prostrate flowering stems. Leaves are spoon-shaped and hairy. There are often several multi-flowered inflorescences per plant. Flowers are small, and can be either white or blue.[2]

Distribution

Joseph Hooker collected the type specimen of this species from Campbell Island, and it has been recently collected there as well.[4] The species has also been collected in southern South America.[5]

Conservation Status

The species is listed as At Risk - Naturally Uncommon on the most recent New Zealand Threatened Classification for plants. It also has the qualifiers "DP" (Data Poor), "Sp" (Sparse) and "TO" (Threatened Overseas).[1]

References
  1. Lange, Peter J. de; Rolfe, Jeremy R.; Barkla, John W.; Courtney, Shannel P.; Champion, Paul D.; Perrie, Leon R.; Beadel, Sarah M.; Ford, Kerry A.; Breitwieser, Ilse; Schönberger, Ines; Hindmarsh-Walls, Rowan (May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 1–86. OCLC 1041649797.
  2. "Myosotis antarctica | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. Hooker, J.D. (1844) The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross: 1: 57
  4. Prebble, Jessie (2014-01-08). "Subantarctic forget-me-not adventures". Te Papa’s Blog. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  5. Zuloaga, Fernando O; Morrone, Osvaldo; Belgrano, Manuel J. (2008). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur : (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2. OCLC 294820637.
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