European Heliotrope

Heliotropium europaeum

"Heliotropium europaeum" is a species of heliotrope known by the common names European heliotrope and European turn-sole. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but it is widely naturalized elsewhere, such as in Australia and North America.
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Appearance

It grows as a roadside weed in some places. This is an annual herb growing from a taproot and reaching maximum heights near 40 centimeters. The stem and oval-shaped leaves are covered in soft hairs. The inflorescences are coiled spikes of white flowers with fuzzy or bristly sepals. Each flower is just a few millimeters wide. The fruit is a bumpy nutlet.
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Defense

"Heliotropium europaeum" contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and is poisonous.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusHeliotropium
SpeciesH. europaeum
Photographed in
Spain
Greece
Israel