Houstonia acerosa (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.F.

Needleleaf bluet (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Houstonia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
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Growth form herb
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Distribution

Houstonia acerosa world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000215139
COL ID 3MR3C
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Synonyms

Houstonia acerosa Oldenlandia acerosa Mallostoma acerosum Ereicoctis acerosa Hedyotis acerosa Hedyotis polypremoides var. bigelovii

Lower taxons

Houstonia acerosa var. acerosa Houstonia acerosa var. polypremoides Houstonia acerosa var. tamaulipana