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Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell
Venus' pride

       
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Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

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Synonyms:
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

  HEPUM2 Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. montana (Small) Fosberg
  HOMO5 Houstonia montana Small
 

Distribution:
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

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USA (NC, TN)
 

Related Taxa:
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia, 3 varieties in Houstonia purpurea L.
 

Classification:
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

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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 purpurea L. – Venus' pride
Variety Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell – Venus' pride
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

This plant and synonyms 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.

Unites States:
Hedyotis purpurea var. montana
Roan Mountain bluet              Endangered
North Carolina:
mountain bluet              Endangered
Tennessee:
Hedyotis purpurea var. montana
Roan Mountain bluet              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 196213.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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