Heliotropium europaeum

Common Heliotrope, Potato Weed at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

Heliotropium europaeum	16 Mar 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Heliotropium europaeum	16 Mar 2018	BettyDonWood
Unidentified	16 Mar 2018	waltraud

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4 comments

waltraud wrote:

17 Mar 2018

Looks like a member of the Boraginaceae? can probably download close up of flower.

waltraud wrote:

19 Mar 2018

The ACT 2017 Census of Vascular Plants has the common name as "Common Heliotrope".
Common heliotrope is toxic to animals including humans
Dispersal by contaminated agricultural produce and by stock

Toxicity and other info see:

http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/animal-diseases/beef-and-dairy-cows/heliotrope-toxicity-in-sheep-and-cattle

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/155926/heliotrope-common.pdf

http://www.herbiguide.com.au/Descriptions/hg_Common_Heliotrope.htm

BettyDonWood wrote:

19 Mar 2018

I have made the primary common name Common Heliotrope. Potato weed is the common name given in Plantnet, so I have kept it as the second common name.

waltraud wrote:

19 Mar 2018

Many thanks Betty. Common names are tricky. I decided to use those given by the 2017 Census for our Mts Majura/Ainslie flora list. It helps me to be consistent...

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