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

Photo of Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell (Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell)
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Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell

Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell

Rose bluet (Houstonia rosea) is a tiny pink-flowered North American plant in the coffee family native to south-central US.

Family
Genus
Houstonia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Houstonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell

Houstonia rosea, commonly known as the rose bluet, is a species of plant in the coffee family, native to North America. This is a very small plant, reaching only a few centimeters in height, and it produces pink flowers. Its native range covers the south-central United States, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Missouri.

Photo: (c) Russell Pfau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Russell Pfau · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Houstonia

More from Rubiaceae

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

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