PLANTS Profile for Houstonia canadensis (Canadian summer bluet)

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PLANTS Profile

Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Canadian summer bluet

Symbol:

HOCA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

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Synonyms:
Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

	HECA21	Hedyotis canadensis (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Fosberg
	HELOC	Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook. var. ciliolata (Torr.) Mohlenbr.
	HEPUC	Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. ciliolata (Torr.) Fosberg
	HEPUS3	Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. setiscaphia (L.G. Carr) Fosberg
	HOCAS	Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. var. setiscaphia (L.G. Carr) C.F. Reed
	HOCI	Houstonia ciliolata Torr.
	HOSE3	Houstonia setiscaphia L.G. Carr

Distribution:
Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.


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Related Taxa:
Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia

Classification:
Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

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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 canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. – Canadian summer bluet

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Houstonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35039.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:02 PM CDT