NameThatPlant.net: Houstonia longifolia var. compacta

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Houstonia longifolia var. compacta FAMILY Rubiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Houstonia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia longifolia FAMILY Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-08-006?:

Houstonia longifolia FAMILY Rubiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Longleaf Bluet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Houstonia longifolia var. compacta FAMILY Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia longifolia FAMILY Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-08-006?:
Houstonia longifolia FAMILY Rubiaceae

697

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry rock outcrops and adjacent open woodlands, longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy woodlands, dry roadbanks, glades and barrens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)
Leaves sessile
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Summer
Lavender/White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed funnelform corolla
4 included stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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