Heliotropium amplexicaule

by Mark A. Garland

Common Name(s)

blue heliotrope, clasping heliotrope

Synonym(s)

Cochranea anchusifolia, Heliotropium anchusaefolium, Heliotropium anchusifolium, Heliotropium bolivianum, Heliotropium lithospermifolium

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Perennial

Growth Form: forb

Native Range

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia

Plant Description

A perennial forb/herb with purple flowers in the Boraginaceae family.

History as an Ornamental

Used as an ornamental species.

External Resources

GBIF Link

USDA Plants Database

Tropicos Link

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