Houstonia procumbens
| Houstonia procumbens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Houstonia |
| Species: | H. procumbens
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| Binomial name | |
| Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F.Gmel.) Standl.[2]
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Houstonia procumbens, the roundleaf bluet, is a perennial species in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.[2] Its native habitats include disturbed sites, and moist, open, sandy areas. Flowers bloom March to October.[3]
This species can occur as an erect or creeping perennial or annual. Its leaves are oppositely arranged and are ovate to suborbicular in shape. They may reach a length between 7 and 10 millimeters in length and 4 to 10 millimeters wide. The flowers are white in color and have four petals.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Houstonia procumbens". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b NRCS. "Houstonia procumbens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 Sep 2013.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 981-3. Print.