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Azure bluet
Bluets (Houstonia caerulea) Hedyotis caerulea.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Genus:
Houstonia
Species:
H. caerulea
Binomial name
Houstonia caerulea
Synonyms
  • Hedyotis caerulea Hook.
  • Houstonia coerulea Auct.

Houstonia caerulea (azure bluet or Quaker ladies) is a perennial species in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada (Ontario to Newfoundland) and the eastern United States (Maine to Wisconsin, south to Florida and Louisiana, with scattered populations in Oklahoma).

Description

Houstonia caerulea produces showy flowers approximately 1 cm across. These flowers are four-parted with pale blue petals and a yellow center. The foliage is a basal rosette. Stems are up to 20 cm tall with one flower per stalk. It thrives in moist acidic soils in shady areas, growing especially well among grasses.

Gallery

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  • Houstonia caerulea 03
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  • Houstonia caerulea

Images for kids

  • Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea) in Pennsylvania

    Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea) in Pennsylvania, close-up

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Houstonia caerulea para niños

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