Scorpion Tail
Heliotropium Angiospermum
Scorpion Tail
Heliotropium Angiospermum
Heliotropium angiospermum, common name scorpion's tail or scorpion-tail, is a flowering plant in the Heliotropium genus and Boraginaceae (Borage) family. An annual or short-lived perennial and grows in arid lowlands. Its nectar is sought-out by butterflies and also provides food for bees and birds. The stems terminate in scorpioid inflorescences.
It is employed for medicinal uses on some Caribbean islands.
It can tolerate rocky or sandy soil and grows up to 3-feet high.
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species: H. angiospermum
Binomial name: Heliotropium angiospermum
Heliotropium Angiospermum
Heliotropium angiospermum, common name scorpion's tail or scorpion-tail, is a flowering plant in the Heliotropium genus and Boraginaceae (Borage) family. An annual or short-lived perennial and grows in arid lowlands. Its nectar is sought-out by butterflies and also provides food for bees and birds. The stems terminate in scorpioid inflorescences.
It is employed for medicinal uses on some Caribbean islands.
It can tolerate rocky or sandy soil and grows up to 3-feet high.
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Heliotropium
Species: H. angiospermum
Binomial name: Heliotropium angiospermum
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