Dwarf Heliotrope
Heliotropium supinum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Dwarf Heliotrope
Identify Dwarf Heliotrope by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dwarf sprawling habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dwarf Heliotrope.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heliotropium supinum
- Genus
- Heliotropium
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Europe, North Africa, Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Australia
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dwarf Heliotrope itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dwarf Heliotrope itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Dwarf Heliotrope
A member of the Boraginaceae family, Dwarf Heliotrope (Heliotropium supinum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 7 other states. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Dwarf Heliotrope belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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