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flowering bluets
Houstonia
Houstonia (bluet) is a genus of plants in the Rubiaceae family. Many species were formerly placed (along with other now-segregate genera) in a more inclusive Hedyotis.
26 branches of this genus, most-observed first

azure bluet
speciesHoustonia caerulea

tiny bluet
speciesHoustonia pusilla

summer bluet
speciesHoustonia purpurea

long-leaved bluets
speciesHoustonia longifolia

Thyme-leaved Bluet
speciesHoustonia serpyllifolia

roundleaf bluet
speciesHoustonia procumbens

Southern Bluet
speciesHoustonia micrantha

pygmy bluet
speciesHoustonia wrightii
Canadian Summer Bluet
speciesHoustonia canadensis

Rose Bluet
speciesHoustonia rosea

Needleleaf Bluet
speciesHoustonia acerosa

Red bluet
speciesHoustonia rubra

Roan Mountain bluet
speciesHoustonia montana

Matted Bluet
speciesHoustonia humifusa

Cumberland Bluets
speciesHoustonia rupestris

Ouachita bluet
speciesHoustonia ouachitana

Greenman's bluet
speciesHoustonia parviflora

Nodding Bluet
speciesHoustonia subviscosa
Houstonia palmeri
speciesHoustonia palmeri

Houstonia spellenbergii
speciesHoustonia spellenbergii

Houstonia prostrata
speciesHoustonia prostrata

Houstonia teretifolia
speciesHoustonia teretifolia
Houstonia macvaughii
speciesHoustonia macvaughii
Houstonia sharpii
speciesHoustonia sharpii
Correll's Bluet
speciesHoustonia correllii
Croft's Bluets
speciesHoustonia croftiae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Houstonia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 69749.