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).
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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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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