MERTENSIA, bluebells 
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link, bluebells, Virginia cowslip, 
. 1254 
f. berdii Mold. 
f. rosea Steyerm. [M: M. virginica] (the validity of this 
taxon has not been evaluated critically) 
f. virginica 
MYOSOTIS, forget-me-not 
¢Myosotis scorpioides L., forget-me-not, common forget-me-not, 
2. 
**M. stricta Link ex Roemer & Schultes, small-flowered forget- 
me-not (Christ, 1984a) 
M. verna Nutt., scorpion grass [S: M. virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns, 
Pogg.] (Fernald, 1941), p. 1252 
var. macrosperma (Engelm.) Chapman [S: M. virginica var. 
macrosperma (Engelm.) Fern.; G: M. verna; M: M. 
macrosperma Engelm.] (this taxon is here treated at 
varietal rank, following the reasoning presented by S:, 
but it is obvious from the level of disagreement in 
various floras concerning this complex that a detailed 
study of the group is urgently needed) 
var. verna 
ONOSMODIUM, marbleseed, false gromwell 
Onosmodium molle Michaux, p. 1246 
ssp. ap evens (Mackenzie) Cochr. [S, M: O. hispidissimum 
Mackenzie] (Cochrane, 1976) 
ssp. Se esas (Mackenzie) Cochr. [S: 0. occidentale 
Mackenzie] (Cochrane, 1976) 
ssp. subsetosum (Mackenzie & Bush) Cochr. [S: O. subsetosum 
Mackenzie & Bush] (Cochrane, 1976) 
SYMPHYTUM, comfrey 
+Symphytum officinale L., common comfrey, p. 1244 
S: Steyermark G: Great Plains Flora M: Mohlenbrock 
