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Your search found 3 taxa in the family Heliotropiaceae, Heliotrope family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Seaside Heliotrope, Quailplant, Cola De Mico
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum FAMILY: Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heliotropium curassavicum var. curassavicum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heliotropium curassavicum 161-01-001 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Edges of brackish and salt marshes, estuarine shores
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in SC (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia, apparently
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Common Name:
Indian Heliotrope, Turnsole
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heliotropium indicum FAMILY: Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heliotropium indicum FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heliotropium indicum 161-01-003 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Roadsides, woodland borders, swamps, ditches
Common (rare in Mountains)
Non-native: tropical America
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Common Name:
Clasping Heliotrope, Violet Heliotrope
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heliotropium amplexicaule FAMILY: Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heliotropium amplexicaule FAMILY: Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heliotropium amplexicaule 161-01-004 FAMILY: Boraginaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, fields
Uncommon (rare in NC Piedmont)
Non-native: South America
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