Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. The flowers are larger than other FMNs other than Wood FMN and tend to be shades of pale blue, sometimes white (Wood FMN tends to have brighter, showier flowers).
Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. The giss of the plant. You can see it is quite different from other FMNs because of these large, relatively hairless green leaves - more foliage than flowers.
Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. The flowers are flattened, not as dish-shaped as Wood FMN. Haven't yet got photos of the main differences between Water and Wood FMN: i.e. calyx hairs appressed on Water FMN, spreading, stiff and hooked on Wood FMN plus Water has calyx teeth forming an equilateral triangle.
Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex.The very green and relatively hairless and slightly glossy leaves.
Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) (27/07/2022) Arundel Wetlands & Wildfowl Trust, Arundel, W Sussex. The leaves do in fact have hairs but they are sporadic.