Heliotropium ellipticum Ledeb.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Heliotropium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Stony slopes in semi-desert and semi-steppe belts, rarely in steppes. Often a weed in oases, river gravel and sand.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (aerial part), Antifungal agents (aerial part), Conjunctivitis (leaf), Earache (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (root), Hypertension (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Furunculosis (shoot), Emetics (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Anti-poisoning (unspecified), Scorpion stings (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Heliotropium ellipticum world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:116816-1
WFO ID wfo-0000718544
COL ID 3KCF4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Heliotropium ellipticum