Botany Photo of the Day will have brief written entries on weekends, holidays and my vacations from April through September. – Daniel

J. Onstott of Albany, Oregon is the photographer behind today's picture (posted via the BPotD Submission Forum in this thread after being identified here. Thank you!

Despite the misplaced assertions of a few web sites, the name Myosotis means “mouse-eared” and not forget-me-not — the latter is simply the common name for this group of plants. Paghat has an as-always interesting write-up on Myosotis delving into some legends surrounding the flower, while Brian Johnston has an extensive article complete with photomicrographs on the Microscopy UK site: “A Close-up View of Two Forget-me-nots”.