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Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum (Salt heliotrope)
San Antonio River Authority

Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum

Heliotropium curassavicum L. var. curassavicum

Salt Heliotrope

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: HECUC2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N), VI (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , DE , FL , GA , IL , LA , MD , ME , MO , MS , NC , NE , NJ , NM , NY , PA , SC , TX , VA

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 1091 Collected Mar 9, 1995 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-30
Research By: CBR

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