Heliotropium europaeum
| Heliotropium europaeum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Heliotropium |
| Species: | H. europaeum
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliotropium europaeum | |
Heliotropium europaeum is a species of heliotrope known by the common names European heliotrope[1] and European turn-sole.[2]
Description
[edit]Heliotropium europaeum is an annual herb growing from a taproot and reaching maximum heights near 40 centimeters (16 in). The stem and oval-shaped leaves are covered in soft hairs. The inflorescences are coiled spikes of fragrant, white flowers with fuzzy or bristly sepals. Each flower is just a few millimeters wide. The fruit is a bumpy nutlet.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it is widely naturalized elsewhere, such as in Australia and North America. It grows as a roadside weed in some places.
Toxicity
[edit]It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and is poisonous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Heliotropium europaeum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ The MERCK Veterinary Manual, Table 5 Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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