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Houstonia rubra Cav.
red bluet
       
Symbol:   HORU  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Rubiaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, AZ, Petrified Forest National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Houstonia rubra Cav.

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Synonyms:
Houstonia rubra Cav.

  HERU4 Hedyotis rubra (Cav.) A. Gray
  OLRU Oldenlandia rubra (Cav.) A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Houstonia rubra Cav.

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Related Taxa:
Houstonia rubra Cav.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia
 

Classification:
Houstonia rubra Cav.

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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 rubra Cav. – red bluet
 

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Houstonia rubra Cav.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35054.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
 
 
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