Tournefortia gnaphalodes

Tournefortia gnaphalodes, the sea lavender, bay lavender, sea rosemary, iodine bush, or beach heliotrope, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae.^[3][4] It is native to Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Bermuda, northeastern Colombia, and Venezuela.^[2] A semi‑succulent evergreen shrub reaching 5 ft (1.5 m), it is typically found in coastal areas.^[3] Occasionally cultivated as an ornamental, it is often used for dune stabilization.^[4]

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  Developing fruit
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  Stabilizing sand at the beach
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  In the Bahamas

Tournefortia gnaphalodes
Flowering in Aruba
Dead leaves often remain on the stem
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Tournefortia
Species:	T. gnaphalodes
Binomial name
Tournefortia gnaphalodes (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Synonyms[2]
Argusia gnaphalodes (L.) Heine Heliotropium gnaphalodes L. Mallotonia gnaphalodes (L.) Britton Messerschmidia gnaphalodes (L.) I.M.Johnst.