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Taxon:  Heliotropium curassavicum L.



Summary
Genus:
Heliotropium
Family:
Heliotropiaceae
Nomen number:
18822
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:130. 1753
Verified:
02/03/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Heliotropium curassavicum L. var. curassavicum (0 active accession[s])
Heliotropium curassavicum L. var. obovatum DC. (0 active accession[s])
Heliotropium curassavicum L. var. oculatum (A. Heller) I. M. Johnst. ex Tidestr. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


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Common names
English
seashore heliotrope –
seaside heliotrope –
smooth heliotrope –
Swedish
strandheliotrop –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaíba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAnguilla  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCórdoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRío Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAntofagasta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAtacama 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileRegión Metropolitana de Santiago 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileTarapacá 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraguay 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayPresidente Hayes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaTarija 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEl Oro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalápagos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruArequipa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruIca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLambayeque 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLima 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTacna 
4Naturalized    widely natzd. in tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions
6Other    native status in Australia uncertain
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia]
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Tarija], Ecuador [El Oro, Galápagos, Guayas, Manabí], Peru [Arequipa, Ica, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Piura, Tacna]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Formosa, La Rioja, Río Negro, Salta, San Luis, Santiago del Estero], Chile [Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Tarapacá], Paraguay [Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes], Uruguay
Naturalized (widely natzd. in tropic, subtropic, & warm-temperate regions)
Other (native status in Australia uncertain)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):294.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18822. Accessed 30 April 2025.