Houstonia wrightii

pygmy bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. wrightii
Binomial name
Houstonia wrightii
A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Hedyotis wrightii (A.Gray) Fosberg
  • Hedyotis pumila Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Hedyotis pygmaea Roem. & Schult
  • Hedyotis cervantesii Kunth
  • Anotis cervantesii (Kunth) DC.
  • Houstonia humifusa Hemsl.
  • Ereicoctis cervantesii (Kunth) Kuntze

Houstonia wrightii, pygmy bluet, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, the extreme western part of Texas, and Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Hidalgo).[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Biota of North America Program
  2. ↑ Gray, Asa. 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 202. Houstonia wrightii
  3. ↑ Kew World List of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Southwest Environmental Information Network
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