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Bluet
Houstonia spp.
33.1519, -97.0179
Field Notes
Description:
Bluets are often small and delicate. Flowers may be blue, purple, lavender, white, or rose, often with shades of one color present in a single population. Flowers have four sepals, a salverform corolla with four lobes, and an inferior ovary.
Habitat:
Riparian meadow
Notes:
The bluet (Houstonia spp.) is a member of the madder family (Rubiaceae) and a delightful surprise of spring. Texas is blessed with seven of the 20 North American species of these showy little annuals.
Reference Links:
Houstonia (genus)
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PublishedMarch 29, 2013
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