▁Each ▁flower ▁is ▁white ▁with ▁five ▁rounded ▁lo bes ▁and ▁a ▁pur ple ▁or ▁yellow ▁thro at . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁smooth ▁nut let . ▁ ▁Names ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁wide ▁ge ographical ▁range ▁that ▁sp ans ▁many ▁nations ▁and ▁languages , ▁ ▁H eli otrop ium ▁cur ass av icum ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁common ▁names . ▁In ▁English , ▁these ▁include ▁se as ide ▁hel iot ro pe , ▁salt ▁hel iot ro pe , ▁mon key ▁tail , ▁qu ail ▁plant ▁and ▁Chinese ▁par s ley . ▁In ▁Latin ▁American ▁Spanish , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁col a ▁de ▁m ico , ▁col a ▁de ▁g ama ▁or ▁ra bo ▁al ac r án . ▁It ▁is ▁called ▁k ī p ū ka i ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁There ▁are ▁five ▁currently ▁recognized ▁vari eties . ▁These ▁are : ▁H . ▁cur ass av icum ▁var . ▁arg entin um ▁- ▁Native ▁to ▁the ▁trop ics ▁of ▁South ▁America , ▁including ▁Argentina , ▁Brazil , ▁Par agu ay , ▁and ▁Uruguay . ▁ ▁H . ▁cur ass av icum ▁var . ▁cur ass av icum ▁- ▁G lob ally ▁w ides p read , ▁native ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁U . S . ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁natural ized ▁on ▁se ash ores ▁elsewhere . ▁H . ▁cur ass av icum ▁var . ▁fr ut icul os um ▁- ▁End em ic ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Juan ▁and ▁M endo za ▁provinces ▁of ▁Argentina