PLANTS Profile for Houstonia purpurea (Venus' pride)

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PLANTS Profile

Houstonia purpurea L.
Venus' pride

Symbol:

HOPU2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Houstonia purpurea L.

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Distribution:
Houstonia purpurea L.


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Related Taxa:
Houstonia purpurea L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Houstonia purpurea L. var. calycosa A. Gray. . Image Available.

Houstonia purpurea var. calycosa
Venus' pride

Distribution of Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell. .

Houstonia purpurea var. montana
Venus' pride

Distribution of Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea. . Image Available.

Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea
Venus' pride

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Houstonia purpurea L.

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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 purpurea L. – Venus' pride

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Houstonia purpurea L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Hedyotis purpurea var. montana [=HOPUM]
Roan Mountain bluet		Endangered
New York:
Houstonia purpurea var. calycosa
purple bluets		Endangered
Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea
purple bluets		Endangered
North Carolina:
Houstonia purpurea var. montana
mountain bluet		Endangered
Tennessee:
Hedyotis purpurea var. montana [=HOPUM]
Roan Mountain bluet		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Houstonia purpurea L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35051.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 11:23 PM CDT