Houstonia parviflora

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Houstonia parviflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species:
H. parviflora
Binomial name
Houstonia parviflora
Holz. ex Greenm.
Synonyms [1]

Hedyotis greenmaniiFosberg

Houstonia parviflora, the few-flowered bluet or Greenman's bluet, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae, found only in south-central Texas. [2] [3] [1] [4]

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