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Read more about Roan Mountain Bluet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Houstonia montana
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia purpurea var. montana
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 173-08-005?:
Houstonia purpurea
FAMILY
Rubiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Hedyotis purpurea var. montana
COMMON NAME:
Roan Mountain Bluet
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JK Marlow jkm0407v_37
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leaves ovate and shorter than H. purpurea, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.