Houstonia

Contains 8 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Houstonia L.
BLUETS
Based on available data, Stenaria is not amply distinct from Houstonia (Church 2003; Groeninckx et al. 2009; Shanks 2015; Neupane et al. 2017: Appendix S5), differing from previous circumscriptions (Terrell 1996, 2001).
Classification
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GENTIANALES
Houstonia
Citation
HOUSTONIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 105. 1753.
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TYPE: Houstonia caerulea Linnaeus Lectotypified by Standley, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 32: 24. 1918.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Houstonia caerulea Quaker Ladies, Innocence, Common Bluet
Houstonia longifolia var. compacta Eastern Longleaf Bluet
Houstonia longifolia var. glabra Granite Dome Bluet
Houstonia procumbens Creeping Bluet, Fairy-footprints, Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia purpurea Summer Bluet
Houstonia pusilla Tiny Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia Appalachian Bluet, Thyme-leaf Bluet
Houstonia tenuifolia Diffuse-branched Bluet
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.