Heliotropium europaeum L.

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Family: BORAGINACEAE

Genus: Heliotropium

Catalan common name: Girasol. Herba berruguera. Malgirasol. Passerelles.

Spanish common name: Girasol. Heliotropo. Hierba verruguera. Verrucaria.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields.

Characteristics: This is a grey plant because of its hairiness which covers the leaves and stalks. It can be identified by the inflorescences in the shape of a scorpion with small, white flowers, and because it can be found abundantly in arable land and along roadsides in summer. It is one of the few plants which can flower at this time of year.