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Houstonia rosea

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Species of plant

Houstonia rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. rosea
Binomial name
Houstonia rosea
(Raf.) Terrell
Synonyms
  • Hedyotis rosea Raf. 1817
  • Hedyotis minima f. albiflora Lathrop
  • Hedyotis taylorae Fosberg ex Shinners
  • Houstonia minor var. pusilla (A.Gray) Small
  • Houstonia patens var. pusilla A.Gray
  • Houstonia pygmaea C.H.Müll. & M.T.Mull.

Houstonia rosea, the rose bluet, is a North American plant species in the coffee family. It is a tiny plant only a few centimeters tall, with pink flowers. It is native to the south-central United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and southern Missouri.

References

  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List, Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell
  3. Terrell, Edward Everett. 1986. Rhodora 88(855): 395, Houstonia rosea
  4. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana, or, a Flora of the State of Louisiana, p 77, Hedyotis rosea
  5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  6. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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Taxon identifiers
Houstonia rosea
Hedyotis rosea


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