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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Houstonia
Species:	H. acerosa
Binomial name
*Houstonia acerosa* (A. Gray) Benth. & Hook. f.
Synonyms
Ereicoctis acerosa (A.Gray) Kuntze Hedyotis acerosa A.Gray Hedyotis acerosa var. potosina B.L.Turner Hedyotis polypremoides var. bigelovii Greenm. Mallostoma acerosum (A.Gray) Hemsl. Oldenlandia acerosa (A.Gray) A.Gray

Houstonia acerosa, the New Mexico bluet or needleleaf bluet, is a plant species native to Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Texas and New Mexico.

Houstonia acerosa is an herb up to 20 cm tall, with narrow needle-like leaves and white or purplish flowers.

Varieties

Three varieties of the species are widely accepted:

Houstonia acerosa var. acerosa - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Texas
Houstonia acerosa var. polypremoides (A.Gray) Terrell - Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Mexico, trans-Pecos Texas
Houstonia acerosa var. tamaulipana (B.L.Turner) Terrell - Tamaulipas

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