Long-leaved bluet facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Longleaf bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Houstonia
Species:	H. longifolia
Binomial name
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.
Synonyms
Hedyotis longifolia (Gaertn.) Hook Oldenlandia purpurea var. longifolia (Gaertn.) A.Gray Houstonia purpurea var. longifolia (Gaertn.) A.Gray Chamisme longifolia (Gaertn.) Nieuwl. Hedyotis purpurea var. longifolia (Gaertn.) Fosberg

Houstonia longifolia, commonly known as long-leaved bluet or longleaf summer bluet, is a perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae. It can be found throughout most of the Eastern United States and Canada. It has been reported from every state east of the Mississippi River except Delaware, plus North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, with isolated populations in Kansas and Texas. Also, all Canadian provinces from Quebec to Alberta. It prefers upland woods in poor, dry, often sandy soil, blooming from June to August.

Varieties

Two varieties are recognized:

• Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia - From Georgia and Arkansas north to Canada
• Houstonia longifolia var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Alph.Wood. - Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia