Family: Boraginaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: South Florida, the Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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Synonyms: Heliotropium fruticosum,
H. myosotoides,
H. phyllostachyum.