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Pronunciation: hee-lee-oh-TROPE-ee-um kur-ass-a-VI-kum ok-yoo-LAY-tum
Common name: Wild heliotrope, Seaside heliotrope, Alkali heliotrope
Family: Heliotropiaceae (Heliotrope)
Habitat: Many plant communities, moist to dry saline to alkaline soils below 7000' throughout California
Blooming period: March to October
Name derivations: 1) Heliotropium 2) curassavicum 3) oculatum