Heliotropiaceae

Sea rosemary

Tournefortia gnaphalodes (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Family: Heliotropiaceae
Genus: Tournefortia

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Sea rosemary: Tournefortia gnaphalodes (Linnaeus, 1759) - bay lavender/sea lavender/sea rosemary in the Bahamas. Plants are multicellular, photosynthesizing eucaryotes. Most — Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Sea rosemary, Bay lavender, Beach heliotrope, Iodine bush, Sea lavender
pap: Cocorobana, Tabaku di piskadó

Synonyms

Argusia gnaphalodes (L.) Heine
Heliotropium gnaphalodes L.
Mallotonia gnaphalodes (L.) Britton
Messerschmidia gnaphalodes (L.) I.M.Johnst.

Photos

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.