Species: Heliotropium curassavicum
Seaside Heliotrope
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Lamiales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Heliotropium
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
salt heliotrope
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Borage Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Lamiales - Boraginaceae - Heliotropium - Considered indigenous from southern U.S. to South America, the West Indies, Pacific Islands [incl. Hawaii], and Australia (Wagner et al., Flora of Hawaii, 1990). Also, treated as native in Canada by Alberta and Manitoba CDC's.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1985-10-11
Global Status Last Changed
1985-10-11
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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