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Heliotropium procumbens var. procumbens

Heliotropium procumbens Mill. var. procumbens

Fourspike Heliotrope

Boraginaceae (Borage family)

Synonym(s): Heliotropium inundatum

USDA Symbol: HEPRP2

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Nutlets, 2 or 4.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AR , AZ , CA , FL , LA , MD , MS , OK , TX
Native Distribution: Native range of this species in the United States is subject to debate.
Native Habitat: Damp soil in flood plains, pinelands, mud flats, waste land, fields, coastal hammocks.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 3134 - HELIOTROPIUM PROCUMBENS (BORAGINACEAE): NATIVE OR ADVENTIVE IN THE USA? (2010) Billie L. Turner and Justin Williams

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-24
Research By: CBR

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