Heliotropium argenteum

Heliotropium argenteum
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Heliotropium
Species:	H. argenteum
Binomial name
Heliotropium argenteum Willd. ex Lehm.
Synonyms [2]
Heliotropium lanatumKunth

Heliotropium argenteum is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae . ^{[2] [3]} It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Pitman, N. (2003). "Heliotropium argenteum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003: e.T43205A10784793. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43205A10784793.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Heliotropium argenteum Willd. ex Lehm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
3. "Heliotropium argenteum Willd. ex Lehm". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 14, 2025.