1555 Myosotis decumbens Host

Syn.: M. sylvatica Ehrh. subsp. frigida Vestergr.

This arctic-montane species is restricted to Europe. It is polymorphic (five subspecies according to Fl. Eur. 3/1972, p. 114). Fennoscandia has its own taxon, subsp. decumbens. Cf. also Meusel et al. 1978, map p. 364.