Houstonia acerosa
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Genus: | Houstonia
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Species: | H. acerosa
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Binomial name | |
Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) Benth. & Hook. f.
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Houstonia acerosa, the New Mexico bluet or needleleaf bluet, is a plant species native to Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Texas and New Mexico.[1][2][3][4]
Houstonia acerosa is an herb up to 20 cm tall, with narrow needle-like leaves and white or purplish flowers.[5][6][7]
Varieties[]
Three varieties of the species are widely accepted:[1][2]
- Houstonia acerosa var. acerosa - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Texas[7]
- Houstonia acerosa var. polypremoides (A.Gray) Terrell - Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Mexico, trans-Pecos Texas[7]
- Houstonia acerosa var. tamaulipana (B.L.Turner) Terrell - Tamaulipas[7]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The Plant List Houstonia acerosa
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ USDA Plant profile
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 81, Hedyotis acerosa
- ^ Bentham, George & Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2(1): 60. Houstonia acerosa
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Terrell, Edward Everett. 2001. Taxonomic review of Houstonia acerosa and H. palmeri with notes on Hedyotis and Oldenlandia (Rubiaceae). Sida 19:913-922. 2001
External links[]
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, Wright 237, type specimen of Houstonia acerosa
- Gardening Europe Houstonia acerosa
- Chihuahuan Desert Plants, University of Texas at El Paso, Hedyotis acerosa
Categories:
- Houstonia (plant)
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Chihuahua (state)
- Flora of Coahuila
- Flora of Nuevo León
- Flora of Tamaulipas
- Flora of San Luis Potosí
- Plants described in 1852
- Taxa named by Asa Gray
- Rubiaceae stubs