Heliotropium amplexicaule
Blue Heliotrope, Clasping Heliotrope
Other regional names: Summer Heliotrope +3 more
- Summer Heliotrope
- Violet Heliotrope
- Wild Heliotrope
- Wild Verbena
Also known as: Cochranea anchusaefolia (Poir.) Gürke +19 more
- Cochranea anchusaefolia (Poir.) Gürke
- Cochranea anchusifolia (Poir.) Gürke
- Cochranea anchusifolia var. latifolia Hicken
- Heliophytum anchusaefolium A.DC.
- Heliophytum anchusifolium (Poir.) DC.
- Heliophytum anchusifolium var. angustifolium DC.
- Heliophytum anchusifolium var. latifolium DC.
- Heliophytum lithospermifolium DC.
- Heliophytum sidaefolium (Cham.) DC.
- Heliotropium anchusifolium f. grandiflorum Kuntze
- Heliotropium anchusifolium f. medium Kuntze
- Heliotropium anchusifolium f. parviflorum Kuntze
- Heliotropium anchusifolium Poir.
- Heliotropium anchusifolium subsp. lithospermifolium (DC.) Griseb.
- Heliotropium anchusifolium var. angustifolium Griseb.
- Heliotropium anchusifolium var. angustifolium Kuntze
- Heliotropium anchusifolium var. latifolium (DC.) Kuntze
- Heliotropium anchusifolium var. lithospermifolium (DC.) Griseb.
- Heliotropium anchusifolium var. lithospermifolium DC.
- Heliotropium bolivianum Rusby
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Heliotropium amplexicaule (commonly known as Blue Heliotrope or Clasping heliotrope) is a shrub within the Boraginaceae family. It originates in Africa and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Southern South America, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Réunion, Uruguay
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, District of Columbia, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, India, Italy, Jawa, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malaya, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Sicilia, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia