Euploca fruticosa
Key West Heliotrope
Also known as: Heliotropium assurgens I.M.Johnst. +7 more
- Heliotropium assurgens I.M.Johnst.
- Heliotropium campechianum Kunth
- Heliotropium campechianum Lehm.
- Heliotropium humile Lam.
- Heliotropium phyllostachum Torr.
- Heliotropium phyllostachyum Torr.
- Heliotropium phyllostachyum var. erectum J.F.Macbr.
- Schleidenia dasycarpa Fresen.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Euploca fruticosa (commonly known as Key West heliotrope) is a shrub belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, Aruba, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela