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Heliotropiaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Heliotropiaceae Schrader. Common name: Heliotrope Family.

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A family of 4 genera and about 420 species, shrubs, small trees, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan in tropical to temperate regions.

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References: Al-Shehbaz (1991); Boraginales Working Group (F. Luebert et al.) (2016); Diane et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Diane, Förther, & Hilger (2002); Feuillet (2019); Luebert (2013); Refulio-Rodríguez & Olmstead (2014); Ward & Fantz (1977). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Heliotropiaceae© Keith Bradley | Heliotropium amplexicaule | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Heliotropiaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Heliotropium gnaphalodes | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Heliotropiaceae© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman | Myriopus volubilis source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Heliotropiaceae© Aidan Campos | Heliotropium gnaphalodes source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Heliotropiaceae© Sonnia Hill | Euploca convolvulacea var. convolvulacea | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Heliotropiaceae© Keith Bradley | Euploca | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Heliotropiaceae© Aidan Campos | Euploca source | Original Image ⭷

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