Contains 8 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
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
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 |
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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 |
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No synonyms found. |