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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Boraginales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Heliotropium amplexicaule
FAMILY
Heliotropiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heliotropium amplexicaule
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 161-01-004:
Heliotropium amplexicaule
FAMILY
Boraginaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cochranea anchusaefolia
COMMON NAME:
Clasping Heliotrope
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JK Marlow jkm080517_135
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Flowers in a branched series of 3-4 helicoid false racemes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080517_135b
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080517_136
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Flowers in secund [one-sided] helicoid [coiled] cymes, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm080517_136b
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080517_138
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
False racemes elongate at maturity. Stems several, ascending or decumbent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080517_147
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Stem leaves sessile/sub-sessile, oblong-oblanceolate, sordid, tawny-villous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.