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Introduction
Myosotis, commonly known as Forget-Me-Nots, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. These delicate flowers are often associated with love and remembrance.
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See Also
Myosotis Sylvatica
Myosotis, commonly known as Forget-Me-Nots, miosotis, nomemires or raspilla, is a genus of plants belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Symbolically, it is known as the flower of desperate love or the eternal lover. There are about 50 species with great variation between them. However, most have small flowers of 1 cm in diameter with five blue petals that grow at the ends of the stems in bunches. They are very popular in gardens as ornamental plants.
Description
They can be annual or perennial plants with small seeds. Most species are endemic to New Zealand, although there are two European species, especially M. sylvatica, which has spread throughout the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and America. In the Canary Islands, it can also be observed with relative ease in open enclaves, roadsides, and paths in the domains of the laurel forest and the heathland in the islands of La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria. It can even go up to the mixed pine forest, except in La Gomera.
Taxonomy
The genus was described by Carlos Linneo and published in Species Plantarum 1: 131. 1753. The type species is: Myosotis scorpioides L.
Etymology
Myosotis: genus name that derives from the Greek: mys, myos, which means "little mouse" and otos, which means "ear", alluding to the shape of the leaf in some of the species of the genus.
Symbology
The forget-me-not was used in Argentina as a way to remember exiled President Juan Domingo Perón, since his party or expressions in favor of Peronism were prohibited after the coup d'état that occurred in 1955. It even inspired a poem by the renowned author Arturo Jauretche, which bears the same name and is a symbol of Peronist resistance.
During the persecution and prohibition of Freemasonry by the Nazi regime of Hitler, the Freemasons continued to meet and celebrate their rituals in secret. The square and compass was not a good symbol to use at that time. So, in order to recognize each other, the small blue flower was chosen as a Masonic emblem and also as a reminder of the eternity of the spirit over matter or life over death that awaited that Freemason who was discovered by Nazism. Throughout the Nazi era, a small blue flower on the lapel discreetly identified a Freemason.
The flower was chosen in 2015 as a symbol of the commemorations of the centenary of the Armenian genocide. The distinctive representation was selected from dozens of proposals received by the 100th anniversary commission. Forget-me-not has the same meaning in all languages and the adopted motto was "Remembrance and claim". The symbol represents the twelve stone columns of the Dzidzernagapert genocide monument, while the five petals invoke the five continents where the Armenians found refuge, creating the great Armenian diaspora.
Selected Species
Here are some notable Myosotis species.
| Myosotis albiflora |
| Myosotis alpestris |
| Myosotis alpina |
| Myosotis arvensis |
| Myosotis australis |
| Myosotis azorica |
| Myosotis caespitosa |
| Myosotis colensoi |
| Myosotis discolor |
| Myosotis ramosissima |
| Myosotis scorpioides |
| Myosotis secunda |
| Myosotis sicula |
| Myosotis stricta |
| Myosotis sylvatica |
External Links
Check out these external resources!
- Wikcionario: definitions and other information about forget-me-nots.
- Wikimedia Commons: Multimedia files related to Myosotis.
- Wikispecies: Information about Myosotis species.
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