Description and images of Heliotropium curassavicum (), a native Chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic Chilean seeds, Chileflora.com

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XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 2200-3000 m. 06 15, 2009

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Species:	Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Family:	Boraginaceae
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Record:	1975
	About 31 Heliotropium in Chile and 13 in our data base.
	About 113 Boraginaceae in Chile and 39 in our data base.




	Native Not Frequent Height: 5 cm. No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

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Image of Heliotropium curassavicum

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 2200-3000 m. 06 15, 2009

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Annual

Flower: White, 5 petals

Height: 5 cm.

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Image of Heliotropium curassavicum

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 2200-3000 m. 06 15, 2009

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Medium altitude up to the timber line
Low altitude, interior valleys

Watering conditions:

Extremely dry areas with very rare rainfall. The dry season lasts 8 - 12 months and in some years it is possible to have no rainfall at all. Rainfall less than 100 mm/year.
Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.

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Image of Heliotropium curassavicum

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 2200-3000 m. 06 15, 2009

USES

No ornamental value (C)

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Image of Heliotropium curassavicum

XV Region, Putre, Chile
Altitude: 2200-3000 m. 06 15, 2009

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).