Heliotropium europaeum

Heliotropium europaeum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Heliotropium
Species:	H. europaeum
Binomial name
	Heliotropium europaeum; L.

Heliotropium europaeum is a species of heliotrope known by the common names European heliotrope^[1] and European turn-sole.^[2] It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but it is widely naturalized elsewhere, such as in Australia and North America. 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.

Toxicity

Heliotropium europaeum contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and is poisonous.^[3]

References

^ NRCS. "Heliotropium europaeum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ The MERCK Veterinary Manual, Table 5 Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] NRCS. "Heliotropium europaeum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[MERCK-3] The MERCK Veterinary Manual, Table 5 Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine

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