PLANTS Profile for Houstonia acerosa var. acerosa (needleleaf bluet)

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PLANTS Profile

Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa
needleleaf bluet

Symbol:

HOACA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa

Hedyotis acerosa

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Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa

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Synonyms:
Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa

	HEAC5	Hedyotis acerosa A. Gray
	OLAC	Oldenlandia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray

Native Status:
Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia, 2 varieties in Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f.

Classification:
Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Rubiales
Family	Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus	Houstonia L. – bluet
Species	Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. – needleleaf bluet
Variety	Houstonia acerosa (A. Gray) A. Gray ex Benth. & Hook. f. var. acerosa – needleleaf bluet

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 02:44 PM CDT