Heliotropium curassavicum, commonly called salt heliotrope (among other names), a species of flowering plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae). This is a perennial herb which can take the form of a prostrate creeper along the ground to a somewhat erect shrub approaching 0.5 m (1.6 ft) in height. The stem and foliage are fleshy, with the leaves thick and oval or spade-shaped. The plentiful inflorescences are curled, coiling double rows of small bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is white with five rounded lobes and a purple or yellow throat.
Heliotropium curassavicum spreads by seeds and vegetatively from adventitious root buds. Performs best in full sun in dry, sandy, gravelly, slightly alkaline soils. Highly drought tolerant, it tolerates saline soils and waterlogged conditions.
