About Alkali Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum, commonly called salt heliotrope, is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliotropiaceae. It is native to the Americas and has been introduced elsewhere.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heliotropium curassavicum
- Genus
- Heliotropium
- Family
- BORAGINACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Coasts of Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- নোনা হাতিশুড়
- Bengali
- নোনা হাতিশুড়
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Alkali Heliotrope belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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