header

List by Scientific Name - List by Common Name

Heliotropium curassavicum

Alkali Heliotrope, hierba del sapo

Life form2, 3: forb, annual
Habitat: saline areas
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
Flower color2: white or whitish
Flowering period2: most of year
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Synonym(s)1: Heliotropium curassavicum v.oculatum
Status: locally common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

copyright © Hank Jorgensen 2007