True Heliotrope Definition

True Heliotrope:

A plant genus in the family Boraginaceae, order Lamiales, subclass Asteridae. This is the True Heliotrope that should not be confused with an unrelated plant sometimes called Garden Heliotrope (VALERIAN).

Synonym: heliotropium.

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