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Heliotropium europaeum
Also called European Turn Sole, European Turnsole, Wandarrie Curse, Barooga Weed, Caterpillar Weed, Common Heliotrope, Heliotrope
European heliotrope is a small annual herb, usually under 40 cm tall, with fragrant white flowers in coiled spikes. It is a widespread weed in disturbed ground, roadsides and crops rather than a garden plant.
Heliotropium europaeum is a species of heliotrope known by the common names European heliotrope and European turn-sole.
The species is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it is widely naturalized elsewhere, such as in Australia and North America. It grows as a roadside weed in some places.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heliotropium europaeum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
