Taxon:
Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl
Summary
Place of publication:
Symb. bot. 3:21. 1794
Verified:
04/03/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 115.
- Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios.
- Cabrera, A. L., dir. 1977-. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina.
- Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
- Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
- Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
- Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
- Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
- Pérez-Moreau, R. L. 1984-. Flora Chaqueña (Formosa, Chaco y Santiago del Estero).
- Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Common names
English
blue heliotrope – clasping heliotrope – summer heliotrope – violet heliotrope – wild heliotrope – wild verbena – Portuguese (Brazil)
heliotrópio –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | s. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | s. |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | | | | | natzd. elsewhere |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil (s.)
-
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia (s.)
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Uruguay
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 115. |
Vertebrate poisons | mammals | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. |