Heliotropium curassavicum
(Salt Heliotrope)
Heliotropium curassavicum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5337
Heliotropium curassavicum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5330
Heliotropium curassavicum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5342
Heliotropium curassavicum, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5339
| Scientific Name | Heliotropium curassavicum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HECU3 |
| Common Name | Seaside Heliotrope, Salt Heliotrope | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31635 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, alkaline or saline soils along beaches, ponds, marshes, dunes and salt flats. Plant: Perennial 4 to 12 inches tall from rhizomes that send up scattered shoots; branching, nearly prostrate stems are fleshy, bluish-green and hairless. Leaves: Fleshy, smooth alternate, lanceolate to oblanceolate or obovate stem leaves 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long and less than 1/3-inch wide; nearly sessile. Inflorescence: Small flowers in helical spikes, sometimes in clusters of 3 or 4, at branch tips that are tightly curled at the tips early; 5-lobed corollas are funnel-shaped, 1/8 to 1/4-inch wide, white with yellow center that fades and darkens with age. Bloom Period: Most of the year. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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