Trichomes on rosette leaves flexuous, patent to erect on blade and margins; usually found at inland localities of the North and South Islands of New Zealand, but can be coastal in Fiordland, Campbell Island and Chile..................... Myosotis antarctica subsp. antarctica.
Trichomes on rosette leaves curved, and appressed to patent on lamina surfaces and margins; coastal localities of North, South and Stewart Islands (rarely inland)................... Myosotis antarctica subsp. traillii