Heliotropium curassavicum
salt heliotrope, quail plant, seaside heliotrope, cola de mico, cola de gama, seaside-heliotrope
Family
Boraginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb, shrub
Flower Color
white
Flower Month
March - November
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual, perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Habitat
Stream or river banks, near lakes or ponds, dunes, damp saline marshes, dry marshes, seashores and borders of fresh or saline marshes.