▁portrait ▁painter ▁Johan ▁Georg ▁Schw art ze . ▁ ▁Pol let ▁died ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 1 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Pal ermo <0x0A> </s> ▁H eli otrop ium ▁cur ass av icum , ▁commonly ▁called ▁salt ▁hel iot ro pe ▁( am ong ▁other ▁names ), ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁b orage ▁family ▁( B or agin aceae ). ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁from ▁Canada ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁including ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁Hawai i . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁as ▁an ▁introduced , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁invas ive , ▁species ▁in ▁Africa , ▁Asia , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Europe . ▁It ▁th riv es ▁in ▁sal ty ▁so ils , ▁such ▁as ▁beach ▁sand , ▁alk ali ▁fl ats , ▁and ▁salt ▁mar sh es . ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁found ▁in ▁dist urbed ▁coast al ▁sites . ▁ ▁Description ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁which ▁can ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁pro str ate ▁cre eper ▁along ▁the ▁ground ▁to ▁a ▁somewhat ▁ere ct ▁shr ub ▁approaching ▁ ▁in ▁height . ▁The ▁stem ▁and ▁fol i age ▁are ▁f les hy , ▁with ▁the ▁leaves ▁thick ▁and ▁o val ▁or ▁sp ade - sh aped . ▁The ▁pl ent iful ▁infl ores c ences ▁are ▁cur led , ▁co iling ▁double ▁rows ▁of ▁small ▁bell - sh aped ▁flowers .