Clasping heliotrope vs smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clasping heliotrope	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family same	Heliotropiaceae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus same	Heliotropium	Heliotropium
Species	Heliotropium amplexicaule	Heliotropium curassavicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Clasping heliotrope and smooth heliotrope share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Heliotropium.

Conservation Status

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clasping heliotrope	smooth heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom