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Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.
longleaf summer bluet

   
Symbol: HOLO
Group: Dicot
Family: Rubiaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



Photograph of Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 253. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc.
 
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Synonyms:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

  HELO7 Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook.
  HELOT Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook. var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
  HENU2 Hedyotis nuttalliana Fosberg
  HEPUL2 Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. longifolia (Gaertn.) Fosberg
  HEPUT Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Fosberg
  HOLOC2 Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. compacta Terrell
  HOLOG Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. glabra Terrell
  HOLOT Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Alph. Wood
  HOPUT Houstonia purpurea L. var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray
  HOTE3 Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
  OLPUT Oldenlandia purpurea (L.) A. Gray var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) A. Gray ex Chapm.
 

Distribution by State:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

Distributional Map for Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.
Distribution Map Legend

Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, MB, ON, QC, SK)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

84 genera in Rubiaceae, 18 species in Houstonia
 

Classification:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Asteridae
Order   Rubiales
Family   Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus   Houstonia L. – bluet
Species   Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. – longleaf summer bluet
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Connecticut:
longleaf bluet Endangered
Maine:
long-leaved bluet Special Concern
Massachusetts:
long-leaved bluet Endangered
Rhode Island:
Hedyotis longifolia
long-leaved bluets Historical
 

 

 
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