Heliotropium tenellum
pasture heliotrope, white heliotrope
Family
Boraginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite, cauline
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
white
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
March - November
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Field Characters
Small white flower with yellow eye.
Habitat
Dry, often limey soils in the open, and open woodlands. Prairies, plains, meadows, pastures, savannas, ditches, ravines, and depressions.