Houstonia pusilla

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Catalogue » Plantae » Tracheophyta » Magnoliopsida » Gentianales » Rubiaceae » Houstonia » Houstonia pusilla Schöpf

Species:	*Houstonia pusilla* Schöpf
	tiny bluet

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Houstonia pusilla Schöpf

tiny bluet

20.03.2018 18:58:21 Nikolai Yunakov Nikolai Yunakov$

Houstonia pusilla

Distribution
United States of America

Native to the United States and common in the southeastern and central parts of the country, from Texas to Florida north to Delaware and South Dakota, plus an isolated population in Pima County, Arizona.

IUCN status: Least Concern (LC)

Houstonia pusilla is a short plant 6 inches (150 mm) or less in height with a tiny blue toned, yellow centered four lobed flower with a 0.25–0.33 inches (6.4–8.4 mm) diameter. The plant has a center rosette form and green herbaceous foliage with leaves up to 0.5 inches (13 mm) long. The leaves are opposite and each flower grows from a single branch growing from the leaf axil. This plant requires full sun and blooms in spring and early summer. It is a groundcover multiplying by self sowing and grows in mildly acidic soil where the grass is thin and moisture is adequate to support the plant.