Houstonia rosea
Rose bluet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Houstonia |
Species: | H. rosea |
Binomial name | |
Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Houstonia rosea, the rose bluet, is a North American plant species in the coffee family.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List, Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell
- ↑ Terrell, Edward Everett. 1986. Rhodora 88(855): 395, Houstonia rosea
- ↑ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana, or, a Flora of the State of Louisiana, p 77, Hedyotis rosea
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri, Houstonia rosea
- Gardening Europe
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