salt heliotropeHeliotropium curassavicum
Boraginaceae
I didn't believe our new orchid friend, but he was correct and this belongs to the borage family along with fiddlenecks and forget-me-nots. This heliotrope has several common names, including seaside heliotrope, quail plant, and Chinese pusley. I think the Chinese parsley was misread somewhere and is now also considered a common name.
That's funny. I just found some of this growing much more sparsely (or should I say spusley?) down at Pt. Reyes. I figured it was a borage, but I couldn't get any further until a botanist at Marin CNPS gave me the ID.
ReplyDeleteAmazingly, I have also just recently noticed and wondered about this plant at my local arboretum (where it wasn't labeled, of course!) I especially like how the flowers are graduated in size, very fun to look at!
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Hello, Katie!
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The shadows are from the sun; same source as for the air conditioners' shadows.
This heliotrope is distinctive.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I like your mellow humor.
Cindy, your praying insect posts were fun reads.
Bibi, I tweeted your cool sundial post.