Information about species of the borage family (Boraginaceae)
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 20 July 2010)


Boraginaceae - borage family
[information to be added]

Mount Desert Island is home to 3 species in 2 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Mertensia (1 species)
      Mertensia maritima - seaside bluebells (rare [see note 1 at bottom of page])
   Myosotis (2 species)
      Myosotis laxa - smaller forget-me-not (uncommon)
      Myosotis scorpioides - water forget-me-not (uncommon)





Mertensia (bluebells)
[information to be added]

Mertensia maritima (seaside bluebells) - [information to be added]


Myosotis (forget-me-not)
[information to be added]

Myosotis laxa (smaller forget-me-not)
[information to be added]

Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not)
[information to be added]


Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.