Houstonia micrantha
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| Species: | H. micrantha
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Houstonia micrantha, the southern bluet, is a plant species in the coffee family.[3][4][5]
It is native to the south-central United States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, southern Missouri, Alabama, western Tennessee, extreme western Florida (Escambia County) plus a few isolated locations in Georgia.[6][7]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell
- ^ The Plant List, Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell
- ^ Terrell, Edward Everett. 1975. New combinations in Houstonia (Rubiaceae). Phytologia 425-426. Houstonia micrantha
- ^ Lewis, Walter Hepworth & Moore, Dwight Munson. 1959. Southwestern Naturalist 3: 208, Hedyotis australis
- ^ Shinners, Lloyd Herbert. 1950. Field & Laboratory 18(3): 100, Hedyotis crassifolia var. micrantha
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program
