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Houstonia

not marked as a favorite taxon Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell. Common name: Southern Bluet. Phenology: Feb-Apr. Habitat: Dunes, sandy soils, granitic flatrocks, other glades, disturbed areas, roadsides. Distribution: E. and c. GA west to sc. KY, sw. TN, s. MO, nw. AR, south to w. FL Panhandle, s. MS, s. LA, and e. TX. In 2017-2018, found eastwards of its known native distribution on roadsides and other disturbed areas in Wake County, NC (B. England, pers. comm., 2017, 2018). Reported for Barren County, KY (Brock 2020).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl5, K4, Mo3, NcTx, Tn, WH3, Terrell (1996); = Hedyotis australis W.H.Lewis & D.M.Moore — Tx, Rogers (1987); = Houstonia pusilla Schöpf — S, misapplied; = n/a — C; Hedyotis crassifolia Rafinesque var. micrantha Shinners. Basionym: Hedyotis crassifolia Raf. var. micrantha Shinners 1950

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image #1 of Houstonia micrantha© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Houstonia micrantha© Becky Dill | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Houstonia micrantha© Alan Cressler: Houstonia micrantha, flat rock county park, muscogee county, georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Houstonia micrantha© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Houstonia micrantha© Becky Dill | Original Image ⭷
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