Houstonia rosea

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Houstonia rosea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species:
H. rosea
Binomial name
Houstonia rosea
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Hedyotis roseaRaf. 1817
  • Hedyotis minima f. albifloraLathrop
  • Hedyotis tayloraeFosberg ex Shinners
  • Houstonia minor var. pusilla(A.Gray) Small
  • Houstonia patens var. pusillaA.Gray
  • Houstonia pygmaeaC.H.Müll. & M.T.Mull.

Houstonia rosea, the rose bluet, is a North American plant species in the coffee family. [3] [4] It is a tiny plant only a few centimeters tall, with pink flowers. It is native to the south-central United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and southern Missouri. [5] [6]

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