Heliotropiaceae

Wavy heliotrope

Heliotropium ramosissimum Sieber ex DC.

Family: Heliotropiaceae
Genus: Heliotropium

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Wavy heliotrope (Heliotropium ramosissimum) — FlowerPhoto: Keith Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: رقيب الشمس الأفغاني
English: Wavy heliotrope

Synonyms

Heliophytum kotschyi Bunge
Heliotropium affghanum Boiss.
Heliotropium assyricum Aucher ex DC.
Heliotropium balansae Riedl
Heliotropium eriocarpum Schimp. ex DC.
Heliotropium moroccanum G.Don
Heliotropium sarothroclados Bornm.
Heliotropium turcomanicum Popov & Korovin
Lithospermum hispidum Forssk.

Flowers

In flower: January to April, July, November (from 72 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Keith Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lídia Carrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sylvain Montagner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alessia Guggisberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabri T, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Malcolm Gould, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hugues Laffont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Maria van Ewijk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.