Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell

Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell

Southern bluet (Houstonia micrantha) is a coffee family plant native to south-central United States.

Family
Genus
Houstonia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Houstonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell

Houstonia micrantha, commonly known as the southern bluet, is a plant species that belongs to the coffee family. It is native to the south-central United States. Confirmed locations where it has been found include Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, southern Missouri, Alabama, western Tennessee, and extreme western Florida’s Escambia County. It also occurs in a small number of isolated locations in Georgia.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Houstonia

More from Rubiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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