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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
FAMILY
Heliotropiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Heliotropium at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 161-01-001:
Heliotropium curassavicum FAMILY Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Heliotropium curassavicum
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heliotropium curassavicum
COMMON NAME:
Seaside Heliotrope, Quailplant, Cola De Mico
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Keith Bradley kab_h_curassavicum_03349
May Monroe County FL
Everglades National Park
Flowers in secund, helicoid cymes, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
FAMILY
Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 161-01-001:
Heliotropium curassavicum
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Heliotropium curassavicum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heliotropium curassavicum
3973
Forb
Annual/Short-lived perennial
Habitat: Edges of brackish and salt marshes, estuarine shores, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia, apparently
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
White
or tinged with blue or purple
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed salverform or funnelform corolla
5 stamens, fused to corolla tube
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of specialized mericarps (nutlets)
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