| Taxon | Myosotis sylvatica |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Family common name(s) | borage; boragewort; borageworts; forget-me-not; fiddleneck; waterleaf; water-leaf; water leaf; baby-eyes |
| Genus common name(s) | forget-me-not; forget me not; forget-me not; for-get-me-not; forgetmenot; forget-me-knot; eyes of Mary; eyes-of-Mary; scorpion-grass; scorpion grass; scorpiongrass |
| Species common name(s) | woodland forget-me-not; woodland forget me not; woodland forgetmenot; woods forget-me-not woods forget me not; wood forget-me-not; wood forget me not; wood forgetmenot; sylvan forget-me-not; sylvan forget me not |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | garden forget-me-not, garden forget me not are applied to multiple Myosotis taxa; alpine forget-me-not, alpine forget me not are more frequently applied to Myosotis alpestris; scorpion-weed, scorpion weed; scorpionweed are applied to multiple Boraginaceae taxa; wild forget-me-not is applied to taxa in multiple families |
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