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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Houstonia rosea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
A tiny species, barely reaching 1.5" tall even in bloom. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia rosea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Houstonia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Houstonia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Hedyotis rosea
COMMON NAME:
Rose Bluet, Pygmy Bluet
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Becky Dill gly_030423a
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April Anson County NC
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April Anson County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_2022_2
April Scotland County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_2022_23
April Scotland County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_2022_4
April Scotland County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_2022_5
April Scotland County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_2022_7
April Scotland County NC
St. Andrews University
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_2022_8
April Scotland County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_houstonia_whiteseeds7
April Scotland County NC
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Tracy S. Feldman tsf_hrosea_bloom2023_2
April Scotland County NC
St. Andrews University
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Houstonia rosea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia rosea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Houstonia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Houstonia rosea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Hedyotis rosea
4500
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Bottomlands, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native west of the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring
White to pale pink
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed salverform corolla
4 included stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".