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Houstonia caerulea L.
azure bluet

       
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Houstonia caerulea L.

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Synonyms:
Houstonia caerulea L.

  HECA19 Hedyotis caerulea (L.) Hook.
  HOCAF Houstonia caerulea L. var. faxonorum Pease & A.H. Moore
 

Distribution:
Houstonia caerulea L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Houstonia caerulea L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia
 

Classification:
Houstonia caerulea L.

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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 caerulea L. – azure bluet
 

Introduced Information:
Houstonia caerulea L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Houstonia caerulea L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC FACU FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Houstonia caerulea L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35038.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 
 
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