Appearance
Indian heliotrope is an annual, erect, branched plant that can grow to a height of about 15–50 cm . It's a hairy stem, bearing alternating ovate to oblong-ovate leaves. It has small white flowers with a green calyx; five stamens borne on a corolla tube; a terminal style; and a four-lobed ovary.
Distribution
The plant is native to Asia. A common weed in waste places and settled areas.
Defense
''Heliotropium indicum'' contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.References:
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