Heliotropium curassavicum

Author
Linnaeus, 1753
Common Names
  • Quail Plant
  • Salt Heliotrope
  • Seaside Heliotrope

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
1 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Central and South America, Mexico, southeastern USA
Habitat-Biology
  • emergent vegetation
  • intertidal to semiterrestrial
  • nonindigenous to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States. Vol. II: Dicotyledons. University of Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.

  • USDA. 2004a. ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [online database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl?view=index (18 November, 2004)

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-06-2024.

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