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Myosotis verna
Plant with hairy leaves and stem. Tiny white flowers with five petals. Native wildflower.
Petersberg National Battlefield Park, Virginia. Temperate forest.
Thank you drP for help with the ID!
Spotted on Apr 18, 2014
Submitted on May 18, 2014
2 Comments
It looks correct to me drP. Thank you!
Okay, just a guess here. I think what you have is a plant with five petaled flowers, and the one open flower is abnormal. Look at the number of sepals in the bud next to the open flower; I think there are five. The plant looks a lot like spring forget-me-not, Myosotis verna. If the cluster of buds is really a raceme that is bunched up, I think that's your plant. Take a look at some online pics and see what you think.