Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Heliotropium angiospermum

scorpion-tail
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

scorpion-tail

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Heliotropium angiospermum

Familia:

Boraginaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

to about 2 ft.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Perennial in southern parts of Florida, treat as an annual further north.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Use as a tall groundcover or small shrub.

Consideraciones:

Can become somewhat weedy.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed.  Prolific self-seeder.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

circum-neutral

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies

Nectar plant for Bahamian swallowtail ( Heraclides andraemon ), cassius blue ( Leptotes cassius ), Florida white ( Appias drusilla ), gray hairstreak ( Strymon melinus ), great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), gulf fritillary ( Agraulis vanilla ), Miami blue ( Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri ), queen ( Danaus gilippus ), rudy daggerwing ( Marpesia petreus ), Schaus' swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemus ) and other butterflies. ( IRC )

Hábitats nativos:

Hammocks, disturbed sites

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Scorpionstail. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Heliangi ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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