Euploca procumbens
Four Spike Heliotrope, Fourspike Heliotrope
Other regional names: Slender Heliotrope
- Slender Heliotrope
Also known as: Heliotropium americanum Mill. +16 more
- Heliotropium americanum Mill.
- Heliotropium brasilianum Roth
- Heliotropium bridgesii Rusby
- Heliotropium decumbens Lehm.
- Heliotropium houstonii DC.
- Heliotropium humboldtianum Roem. & Schult.
- Heliotropium inundatum f. ellipticum Chodat & Hassl.
- Heliotropium inundatum Sw.
- Heliotropium inundatum var. chacoense R.E.Fr.
- Heliotropium inundatum var. cubense DC.
- Heliotropium leptostachyum (Fresen.) Gürke
- Heliotropium longepetiolatum (Fresen.) Gürke
- Heliotropium longipetiolatum (Fresen.) Gürke
- Heliotropium procumbens Kunth
- Heliotropium procumbens Mill.
- Heliotropium procumbens var. procumbens
- Heliotropium rigidulum DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or helophyte.
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Euploca procumbens (commonly known as Four-Spike Heliotrope) is an annual or wetland plant belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Originating in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Florida, Hawaii, Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Nauru, Ogasawara-shoto, Phoenix Is., Samoa, Solomon Is., South China Sea, Taiwan, Wake I.