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Chiggery Grapes (Heliotropium verdcourtii)

Heliotropium verdcourtii is a perennial herb native to East Africa, notably Tanzania. It presents small, often white to yellowish flowers, thriving in open grasslands.

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Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.

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Synonyms
Bourreria cumanensis (A.DC.) Gürke
Cordia pellita Roem. & Schult.
Ehretia cumanensis A.DC.
Heliotropium funkiae Feuillet
Messerschmidia hirsutissima (L.) Roem. & Schult.
Messerschmidia tomentosa (Mill.) G.Don
Oskampia hirsuta Raf.
Pittonia hirsuta Pritz.
Tournefortia alba Splitg. ex de Vriese
Tournefortia asperrima M.Martens & Galeotti
Tournefortia bicolor Sw.
Tournefortia billbergiana Beurl.
Tournefortia calycosa (Donn.Sm.) D.L.Nash
Tournefortia carnosa Mill.
Tournefortia elliptica M.Martens & Galeotti
Tournefortia hirsutissima L.
Tournefortia odorata Sessé & Moc.
Tournefortia schomburgkii A.DC.
Tournefortia tepicana M.E.Jones
Tournefortia tomentosa Mill.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderBoraginales
  • familyBoraginaceae
  • genusHeliotropium
  • speciesHeliotropium verdcourtii