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Heliotropium indicum L.
Indian heliotrope
Symbol: HEIN
Group: Dicot
Family: Boraginaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
HEIN Heliotropium indicum L.
 

TIIN

Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm.
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State Distributional Map for HEIN
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Plant Distribution by State

Heliotropium indicum L.

HEIN

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Kansas distribution information Massachusetts distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information West Virginia distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Arkansas distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium South Carolina distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Heliotropium indicum L.

View 40 genera in Boraginaceae, 27 species in Heliotropium

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Classification:
Heliotropium indicum L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Lamiales –
                         Family Boraginaceae – Borage family
                            Genus Heliotropium L. – heliotrope
                               Species Heliotropium indicum L. – Indian heliotrope

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Introduced Information:
Heliotropium indicum L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliotropium indicum L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC+ FAC+ FACW NO FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO FAC+ FAC

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Heliotropium indicum L.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31638.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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