Euploca polyphylla (Lehmann) J.I.M. Melo & Semir. Common name: Pineland Heliotrope. Phenology: (Feb-) Mar-Jun. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, pond margins, shell mounds. Distribution: FL; West Indies; n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Plants on the west coast of FL have white corollas; those on the east coast have yellow corollas (E.L. Bridges, pers. comm., 2016). Small's Heliotropium horizontale warrants recognition.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, K4, Melo & Semir (2009); = Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. — Bah, WH3, WI, Al-Shehbaz (1991); > Heliotropium horizontale Small — S; > Heliotropium leavenworthii (A.Gray) Small — S; > Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. — S; > Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. var. horizontale (Small) R.W.Long — SFla; > Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. var. leavenworthii A.Gray — Feuillet & Halse (2016); > Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. var. polyphyllum — SFla, Feuillet & Halse (2016); Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. Basionym: Heliotropium polyphyllum Lehm. 1817
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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