Heliotropium indicum
indian heliotrope, indian heliotrope, turnsole, alacrancillo
Family
Boraginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
repand, undulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, deltoid, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple, white
Flower Month
May - November
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FAC
Habitat
Along river banks and bottoms, ditches, lake shores, along creeks, wooded pastures, swamp forests.