PLANTS Profile for Houstonia longifolia (longleaf summer bluet)

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Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.
longleaf summer bluet

Symbol:

HOLO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 253. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

	HELO7	Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook.
	HELOT	Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook. var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
	HENU2	Hedyotis nuttalliana Fosberg
	HEPUL2	Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. longifolia (Gaertn.) Fosberg
	HEPUT	Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Fosberg
	HOLOC2	Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. compacta Terrell
	HOLOG	Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. glabra Terrell
	HOLOT	Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Alph. Wood
	HOPUT	Houstonia purpurea L. var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray
	HOTE3	Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
	OLPUT	Oldenlandia purpurea (L.) A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray ex Chapm.

Distribution:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, MB, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia

Classification:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Rubiales
Family	Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus	Houstonia L. – bluet
Species	Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. – longleaf summer bluet

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
longleaf bluet		Endangered
Maine:
long-leaved bluet		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
long-leaved bluet		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Hedyotis longifolia
long-leaved bluets		Historical

More Accounts and Images:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35045.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 07:24 AM MDT