Heliotropium angiospermum, common name scorpion's tail or scorpion-tail, is a flowering plant in the Heliotropium genus and Boraginaceae (Borage) family. An annual or short-lived perennial it grows in Florida and Texas into Mexico as well as on various islands in arid lowlands. Its nectar is sought-out by butterflies and also provides food for bees and birds. The stems terminate in scorpioid inflorescences.

It is employed for medicinal uses on some Caribbean islands.

It can tolerate rocky or sandy soil and grows up to 3-feet high.

...