Heliotropium indicum
(Heliotrope, Indian Heliotrope)
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FAMILY |
Boraginaceae |
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Species |
Heliotropium indicum |
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Common name(s) |
Heliotrope, Indian Heliotrope |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers blue to white; erect herb to 50 cm tall |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaves alternate or sometimes sub-opposite, to 15 cm long, 3-10 cm wide, pubescent, margins wavy. Flowers in one-sided curved ‘spikes’; corolla pale blue or white with a yellow throat. Fruit brown, splitting into 4 nutlets. |
