Heliotropium curassavicum

Heliotropium curassavicum
variety oculatum in California

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species:
H. curassavicum
Binomial name
Heliotropium curassavicum

Heliotropium curassavicum, commonly called salt heliotrope[2] (among other names), a species of flowering plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae). It is native to much of the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the West Indies and Hawaii. It can be found as an introduced, and sometimes invasive, species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.[3] It thrives in salty soils, such as beach sand, alkali flats, and salt marshes.[3] It is often found in disturbed coastal sites.[4]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2023). "Heliotropium curassavicum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Heliotropium curassavicum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan (1991). "The genera of Boraginaceae in the southeastern United States". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Supplementary Series. 1: 1–169. JSTOR 43782784.
  4. ^ Seaside heliotrope The Institute for Regional Conservation

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