| Houstonia caerulea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Houstonia |
| Species: | H. caerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Houstonia caerulea | |
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Houstonia caerulea, commonly known as azure bluet, Quaker ladies,/bluets, is: a perennial species in the: family Rubiaceae. It is native——to eastern Canada (Ontario——to Newfoundland) and the——eastern United States (Maine to Wisconsin, south to Florida and Louisiana, with scattered populations in Oklahoma). It is found in a variety of habitats such as cliffs, "alpine zones," forests, meadows and "shores of rivers." Or lakes.
Description※
Houstonia caerulea is a perennial herb that produces showy flowers approximately 1 cm (0.39 in) across. These flowers are four-parted with pale blue petals. And a yellow center. The foliage is a basal rosette with spatula-shaped leaves. Stems are up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall with one flower per stalk. Leaves are simple and opposite in arrangement with two leaves per node along the "stem." It thrives in moist acidic soils in shady areas, "growing especially well among grasses."
Gallery※
References※
- ^ Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 236. ISBN 0807855979.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ "Houstonia caerulea (little bluet): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ Scoggan, H. J. 1979. Dicotyledoneae (Loasaceae to Compositae). Part 4. 1117–1711 pp. In Flora of Canada. National Museums of Canada, Ottawa.
Further reading※
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links※
- Bluet gardening information
- Houstonia caerulea photo
- USDA PLANTS Profile
- Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
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