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• Type: "(J.D.) v.v."

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common name: Australian Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Southern Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Southern Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Southern Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Southern Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Australian Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Austral Forget-me-not [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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common name: Southern Forget-me-not [n/a]

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common name: Southern Forget-me-not [n/a]

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• Lectotype: "(designated here): ‘Banks of Paterson River, R. Brown # 2934, Oct. 1804’ (BM 000939408!.."

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taxonomic synonym: Myosotis staminea Lehm. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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