COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
6888
catalog_number
6888
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.6888_1200.Helt_con2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.6888_1200.Helt_con2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:6888
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:6888
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Heliotropium convolvulaceum (Nutt.) A. Gray
scientific_name
Heliotropium convolvulaceum (Nutt.) A. Gray
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Boraginaceae
family
Boraginaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Heliotropium
genus
Heliotropium
Genus
false
Species:
convolvulaceum
specific_epithet
convolvulaceum
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
(Nutt.) A. Gray
scientific_name_author
(Nutt.) A. Gray
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Reno
county
Reno
County
false
Locality:
Highland Estates and Country Club. Rolling to choppy sandhill prairie with scattered, ephemeral, interdunal ponds and depressions.
locality
Highland Estates and Country Club. Rolling to choppy sandhill prairie with scattered, ephemeral, interdunal ponds and depressions.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Arkansas River Lowlands
physiographic_province
Arkansas River Lowlands
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Sand Prairie
associated_plant_community
Sand Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
8/31/1994
date_collected
8/31/1994
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek helios ("sun") and trope ("turning"), referring to flowers that turn to face the sun
genus_name_meaning
From Greek helios ("sun") and trope ("turning"), referring to flowers that turn to face the sun
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
to twine around
species_name_meaning
to twine around
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Bindweed heliotrope
common_names
Bindweed heliotrope
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Wild heliotrope
common_names
Wild heliotrope
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Annual
description
Plant life form: Annual
Description
false
Description:
Height: 0.8-3.5 dm
description
Height: 0.8-3.5 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are white or bluish-white and bloom from July to October.
description
Species description: Flowers are white or bluish-white and bloom from July to October.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Short annual with prostrate or ascending stems that are branched from the base. Leaves are alternate, simple, and egg-shaped to lance-shaped. Stems and leaves are hairy giving the plant a grayish appearance."
description
"Species description: Short annual with prostrate or ascending stems that are branched from the base. Leaves are alternate, simple, and egg-shaped to lance-shaped. Stems and leaves are hairy giving the plant a grayish appearance."
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Sand and sandsage prairies, riverbanks."
description
"Habitat: Sand and sandsage prairies, riverbanks."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Southwest quarter of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Southwest quarter of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Fragrant flowers open during evening.
description
Notes: Fragrant flowers open during evening.
Description
false
Description:
"Warnings: POISONOUS--Plants, especially seeds, are toxic to animals and humans. "
description
"Warnings: POISONOUS--Plants, especially seeds, are toxic to animals and humans. "
Description
false
Color:
White
color
White
Color
false