long-leaved bluet |
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Houstonia longifolia |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Rubiaceae (madder) |
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Subfamily: |
Rubioideae |
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Tribe: |
Spermacoceae |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Status |
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| Habitat | Dry. Prairies, barrens. |
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| Flowering | June to August |
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| Flower Color | Bluish-purple to white |
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| Identification | The leaves are stalkless and mostly hairless. |
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| Range |  |
Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7. | |||||
| Sightings |
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Quarry Park SNA | |||||
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| Synonyms | Hedyotis longifolia Hedyotis longifolia var. tenuifolia Hedyotis nuttalliana Hedyotis purpurea var. longifolia Hedyotis purpurea var. tenuifolia Houstonia longifolia var. compacta Houstonia longifolia var. glabra Houstonia longifolia var. tenuifolia Houstonia purpurea var. tenuifolia Houstonia tenuifolia Oldenlandia purpurea var. tenuifolia |
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| Common Names |
bluet long-leaf summer bluet longleaf bluet longleaf summer bluet |
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