Heliotropium arborescens

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

garden heliotrope

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).

Shape

OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 1.4–1.5 mm
  • Width 0.9–1 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.5 mm

Color

Brown with a white attachment area

Texture

Rough

Other structures

Strong reticulations; an entire side involves the nutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
attachment.

Identification notes

All the reticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  
surface is granularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Boraginaceae

Valid name

Heliotropium arborescens L.

Synonyms

Heliotropium peruvianum L.

 Heliotropium arborescens.  Brown nutlets with a white attachment area.
Heliotropium arborescens. Brown nutlets with a white attachment area.