Texas Wildbuds
Heliotropium procumbens
(Four-spike Heliotrope)
Heliotropium procumbens, Cedar Creek Loop, Nails Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park, Lee Co. 9610
Heliotropium procumbens, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 0105
Heliotropium procumbens, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 0091
Heliotropium procumbens, Cedar Creek Loop, Nails Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park, Lee Co. 9622
Heliotropium procumbens, Cedar Creek Loop, Nails Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park, Lee Co. 9579
Heliotropium procumbens, Lake Corpus Christi State Park, San Patricio Co. 5673
Heliotropium procumbens, Lake Corpus Christi State Park, San Patricio Co. 5693
Heliotropium procumbens, Cedar Creek Loop, Nails Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park, Lee Co. 9588
| Scientific Name | Heliotropium procumbens (Euploca procumbens) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HEPR3 |
| Common Name | Four-spike Heliotrope | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31651 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in damp areas and those subject to flooding. Plant: Branched annual, prostrate or decumbent to erect, 4 to 12 inches tall. Leaves: Hairy, pointed alternate, elliptical or lanceolate stem leaves less than 1 inch long, with short petioles. Inflorescence: Two or three spikes of many very small (from 1/16 to 1/8-inch across), white, funnel-shaped flowers, with 5 lobes and yellow throats; hairy calyx tube beneath; up to 40 flowers arranged along one side of the spikes. Bloom Period: April to November. References: "Vascular Plants of Williamson County" by A.C. Gibson and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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