*Heliotropium indicum Linnaeus. Common name: Turnsole, Alacrancillo, India Heliotrope. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Roadsides, woodland borders, swamps, ditches. Distribution: Native of South America, now widely naturalized in tropical and subtropical parts of both hemispheres.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, C, F, Fl5, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Meso4.2, Mo3, NcTx, NE, RAB, Tn, Tx, WH3, WV, Al-Shehbaz (1991), Ward & Fantz (1977), (basionym); = n/a — Tat; = Tiaridium indicum (L.) Lehm. — S
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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