FNPS Plant Database

Euploca polyphylla

pineland heliotrope

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

pineland heliotrope

Synonym(s):

Heliotropium polyphyllum

Genus species:

Euploca polyphylla

Family:

Boraginaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

0.5 to 1 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white, yellow

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Sprawling. Best used as a wildflower.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts a variety of pollinators, especially butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Flatwoods near edges of open wetlands; roadsides through such places. Coastal thickets.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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