Heliotrope: Single flower stem

Class:

Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)

Order:

Mints (Lamiales)

Family:

Forget-me-not (Boraginaceae)

Species:

Heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum)

This Photo:

Single flower stem

Other name:

Common Heliotrope & Potato Weed

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
It flourishes in wet summers here in SA, but also grows in drier seasons; with the seeds geminating after warm weather & rain (eg late spring).
It is a toxic plant (attacking the liver) and kills livestock (sheep & cattle), possibly taking years after grazzing on this weed for symptoms & death to occur. Some research suggests it also causes problems in Wombats.
Considered an introduced weed for a long time, it is currently considered native.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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