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Image of Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (Heller) I. M. Johnst. ex Tidestr.
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Salt Heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum L.

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Heliotropium curassavicum (Salt Heliotrope) is a species of annual herb in the family Boraginaceae. They are succulent plants. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Uruguay, Hispaniola, Cuba, Canada, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Panama, The Contiguous United States, Paraguay, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, United States, Rio Grande Do Sul, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, ParaíBa, Nicaragua, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Saint Lucia, The Bahamas, Pernambuco, Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados, Suriname, SãO Paulo, Grenada, Chile, Costa Rica, Pampa, Antigua And Barbuda, and Caatinga. They have simple, broad leaves, white flowers, and drupes. Flowers are visited by Burnsius communis, Arizona Ceratina, Syrphid fly, and Sphex lucae. Individuals can grow to 1.2 feet.

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EOL has data for 77 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of salt heliotrope. View this species on GBIF