Species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae
Garden heliotrope
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Boraginales
Family:
Boraginaceae
Genus:
Heliotropium
Species:
H. arborescens
Binomial name
Heliotropium arborescens
L.
Synonyms[1]
Heliotropium corymbosum Ruiz & Pav.
Heliotropium peruvianum L.
Heliotropium arborescens, the garden heliotrope or just heliotrope, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae, native to Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru.[2] Growing to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall and broad, it is a bushy, evergreen, short-lived shrub with dense clusters of bright purple flowers, notable for their intense, rather vanilla-like fragrance.[3] Common names also include cherry pie and common heliotrope.[4] Note that the common name "garden heliotrope" may also refer to valerian,[5] which is not closely related.
It is an economically damaging invasive species in Australia.
^"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 519. ISBN 9781405332965.
^"Valeriana officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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