The forget-me-not of Gussone is an annual plant with a mainly northern-Mediterranean distribution, which in Italy has a mainly Tyrrhenian distributional range, including Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Sicily and Sardinia. The life-cycle can be spent part in water, part on moist to dry soil. It grows in wet meadows and along the margins of ephemeral pools, from sea level to about 1300 m. It is a characteristic species of the Mediterranean temporary ponds of Sardinia, common in the central and intermediate belts. The genus name derives from the Greek 'mys-myos' (mouse) and '-ous otos' (ear), because of the shape of the leaves; the species is dedicated to the great botanist Giovanni Gussone (1787-1866). The common name 'forget-me-not' goes back at least to the fifteenth century and recalls the tradition for lovers to exchange a bouquet of flowers before parting. Flowering period: April to July. Syn.:Myosotis sicula Guss.

Italian name(s): Myosotis di Gussone (Italia), Nontiscordardimé di Gussone (Italia).