Heliotropium ramosissimum
Wavy Heliotrope
Also known as: Heliophytum kotschyi Bunge +13 more
- Heliophytum kotschyi Bunge
- Heliotropium affghanum Boiss.
- Heliotropium afghanicum Boiss.
- Heliotropium assyricum Aucher ex A.DC.
- Heliotropium bacciferum subsp. crispum (Desf.) Sauvage & Vindt
- Heliotropium bacciferum var. crispum (Desf.) Sauvage & Vindt
- Heliotropium balansae Riedl
- Heliotropium eriocarpum Schimp. ex A.DC.
- Heliotropium lignosum Bornm.
- Heliotropium moroccanum G.Don
- Heliotropium persicum Lam.
- Heliotropium plebeium Banks ex Buch
- Heliotropium ramosissimum var. trichocarpum DC.
- Heliotropium sarothroclados Bornm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Heliotropium ramosissimum (commonly known as Wavy heliotrope) is a shrub belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Originating in Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. The genus Heliotropium is notably large, comprising more than 250 species.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Burkina, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Niger, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Yemen
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)
Pennsylvania