Houstonia rubra

red bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. rubra
Binomial name
Houstonia rubra
Cav.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hedyotis rubra (Cav.) A.Gray
  • Houstonia saxicola Eastw.
  • Oldenlandia rubra (Cav.) A.Gray

Houstonia rubra, the red bluet, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is a small herb with red to reddish-purple flowers, native to the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Puebla, Sonora, Durango, Chihuahua, Arizona, New Mexico, southeastern Utah and western Texas.[1][3][4][5]

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