NameThatPlant.net: Houstonia nigricans var. nigricans

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Houstonia nigricans var. nigricans FAMILY Rubiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans FAMILY Rubiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Diamond-flower, Glade Bluet, Prairie Bluet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Houstonia nigricans var. nigricans FAMILY Rubiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans FAMILY Rubiaceae

2963

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: limestone barrens, limestone glades, limestone rocky bluffs, blackland prairies, longleaf pine sandhills, coastal dunes, coastal grasslands, scrubby pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White/Lavender
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed funnelform corolla
4 included stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall?
Capsule

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