Southern Bluets in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/18/2020).
Southern Bluets in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/13/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Houstonia pusilla on the left, Houstonia micrantha on the right. Southern Bluets in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/7/2019).
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Southern Bluets in Caroline Co., Maryland (3/18/2020).
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Houstonia pusilla on the left, Houstonia micrantha on the right. Southern Bluets in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/7/2019).
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| Houstonia micrantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Houstonia |
| Species: | H. micrantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Houstonia micrantha | |
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Houstonia micrantha, the southern bluet, is a plant species in the coffee family.[1][2][3]
It is native to the south-central United States where it has been found in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, southern Missouri, Alabama, western Tennessee, extreme western Florida (Escambia County) plus a few isolated locations in Georgia.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Terrell, Edward Everett. 1975. New combinations in Houstonia (Rubiaceae). Phytologia 425-426. Houstonia micrantha
- ^ Lewis, Walter Hepworth & Moore, Dwight Munson. 1959. Southwestern Naturalist 3: 208, Hedyotis australis
- ^ Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1950. Field & Laboratory 18(3): 100, Hedyotis crassifolia var. micrantha
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families[permanent dead link]
- ^ Biota of North America Program
External links
[edit]- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri, Houstonia micrantha
- Southeastern Flora, Houstonia micrantha
- Gardening Europe, Houstonia micrantha
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