Flower ID: IMG_3829.JPG-08-23-2024 Flower name (scientific): Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & James Ramsay Drummond PY: 1906. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sy-noh-GLOS-um (or sign-oh-GLOSS-um) am-AH-bih-lee (or a-MAH-bih-lee) Flower name (common): Chinese Forget-me-not Family name (common): Borage Family name (scientific): Boraginaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek kynos for dog and glossa for tongue, hence hound's tongue. Refers to the appearance of the leaves supposedly resembling a hound's tongue. Specific epithet: Latin for likeable or lovely, refers to the flowers. Common name origin: Chinese from the region where the plant is native. Forget-me-not comes from the resemblance of the flowers to those of the true forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (8 to 13 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: blue Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 12 to 24 inches (30 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, stem oblong to lanceolate Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial/Perennial, also in some sources listed as Annual/Biennial. Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.799755 Longitude: -91.505723 Altitude: 254.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Dane, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Oneida, Vilas, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, HI, MA, NH, NY, OK, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed