Heliotropes
Heliotropium
Heliotropium /ˌhiːliəˈtroʊpiəm, -lioʊ-/ is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. There are around 325 species in this almost cosmopolitan genus, which are commonly known as heliotropes (sg. /ˈhiːli.ətroʊp/).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
alkali heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium curassavicum
Indian Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium indicum
European heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium europaeum
Scorpion's-tail
speciesHeliotropium angiospermum
tree heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium arboreum
fragrant heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium amplexicaule
Cherry-pie
speciesHeliotropium arborescens
Heliotropium hartwegianum
speciesHeliotropium hartwegianum
Heliotropium ramosissimum
speciesHeliotropium ramosissimum
hairy heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium hirsutissimum
Heliotropium stenophyllum
speciesHeliotropium stenophyllum
chiggery grapes
speciesHeliotropium verdcourtii
Common String-of-Stars
speciesHeliotropium steudneri
Dwarf Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium supinum
Heliotropium sarmentosum
speciesHeliotropium sarmentosum
African Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium bacciferum
Heliotropium elongatum
speciesHeliotropium elongatum
Polynesian Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium anomalum
Heliotropium messerschmidioides
speciesHeliotropium messerschmidioides
Lash String-of-Stars
speciesHeliotropium ciliatum
Heliotropium ellipticum
speciesHeliotropium ellipticum
Heliotropium kotschyi
speciesHeliotropium kotschyi
Heliotropium floridum
speciesHeliotropium floridum
Heliotropium sinuatum
speciesHeliotropium sinuatum
Heliotropium transalpinum
speciesHeliotropium transalpinum
Fragrant Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium suaveolens
Heliotropium rotundifolium
speciesHeliotropium rotundifolium
Heliotropium rufipilum
speciesHeliotropium rufipilum
Heliotropium pycnophyllum
speciesHeliotropium pycnophyllum
Heliotropium arbainense
speciesHeliotropium arbainense
Grey Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium tubulosum
Heliotropium calcareum
speciesHeliotropium calcareum
Rough Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium asperrimum
Heliotropium crispum
speciesHeliotropium crispum
Heliotropium nicotianifolium
speciesHeliotropium nicotianifolium
Heliotropium longiflorum
speciesHeliotropium longiflorum
Heliotropium chenopodiaceum
speciesHeliotropium chenopodiaceum
Heliotropium microstachyum
speciesHeliotropium microstachyum
Heliotropium myosotifolium
speciesHeliotropium myosotifolium
Heliotropium brevilimbe
speciesHeliotropium brevilimbe
Largefruit Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium dolosum
Hairy Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium zeylanicum
Heliotropium megalanthum
speciesHeliotropium megalanthum
Heliotropium leiocarpum
speciesHeliotropium leiocarpum
Heliotropium dasycarpum
speciesHeliotropium dasycarpum
Narrowleaf Heliotrope
speciesHeliotropium lineare
Heliotropium astrotrichum
speciesHeliotropium astrotrichum
Heliotropium digynum
speciesHeliotropium digynum
Heliotropium formosanum
speciesHeliotropium formosanum
Heliotropium linariifolium
speciesHeliotropium linariifolium
Heliotropium lasiocarpum
speciesHeliotropium lasiocarpum
Heliotropium crispatum
speciesHeliotropium crispatum
Heliotropium filiflorum
speciesHeliotropium filiflorum
Heliotropium veronicifolium
speciesHeliotropium veronicifolium
Heliotropium taltalense
speciesHeliotropium taltalense
Heliotropium bovei
speciesHeliotropium bovei
Heliotropium longistylum
speciesHeliotropium longistylum
Heliotropium cuspidatum
speciesHeliotropium cuspidatum
Heliotropium paronychioides
speciesHeliotropium paronychioides
Heliotropium filifolium
speciesHeliotropium filifolium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.422
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.112
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.816
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.816
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.731
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.731
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1473
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1545
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.90
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.423
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.423
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.428
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48896.