Bay Forget-me-not

Myosotis laxa is a species of flowering herb in the family Boraginaceae. This species of forget-me-not is known by several common names, including tufted forget-me-not, bay forget-me-not, small-flower forget-me-not, small-flowered forget-me-not, and smaller forget-me-knot. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout some parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in many types of habitats, including moist and wet areas, and is sometimes aquatic, growing in shallow water.

The American naturalist and poet Henry David Thoreau described Myosotis laxa as:

The mouse-ear forget-me-not, Myosotis laxa, has now extended

its racemes (?) very much, and hangs over the edge of the brook. It is one of the most interesting minute

flowers. It is the more beautiful for being small and unpretending; even flowers must be modest.