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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Houstonia purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
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Read more about Summer Bluet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Hedyotis purpurea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-08-005:
Houstonia purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Houstonia purpurea
COMMON NAME:
Summer Bluet, Mountain Bluet, Woodland Bluet, Purple Bluet
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June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Numerous white to lavender flowers on short pedicels in terminal cyme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Calyx lobes 1-7mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Corolla tube 5-7mm long, granular to densely pubescent within, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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June Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stem leaves opposite, ovate, 1-2" long, >0.5" wide, with 3-5 main veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm100626_125
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Flowers funnelform & in clusters; leaves ovate-lanceolate & sessile, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Houstonia purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Hedyotis purpurea
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-08-005:
Houstonia purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Houstonia purpurea