Houstonia caerulea

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Azure Bluet

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Houstonia
Species:	H. caerulea
Binomial name
*Houstonia caerulea* L.^[1]
Synonyms
Hedyotis caerulea Hook. Houstonia coerulea Auct.

Houstonia caerulea (azure bluet or Quaker ladies) is a perennial species in the Rubiaceae family.^[1]

Description

Houstonia caerulea produces showy flowers approximately 1 cm across. These flowers are four-parted with pale blue petals and a yellow center. The foliage is a basal rosette. Stems are up to 20 cm tall with one flower per stalk. It thrives in moist acidic soils in shady areas, growing especially well among grasses.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 236. ISBN 0807855979.

Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

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