Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Report
 
Go to Screen Version

Houstonia  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 35033

(Download Help) Houstonia TSN 35033

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): bluet [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderGentianales   
                            FamilyRubiaceae  – madders, rubiacées  
                               GenusHoustonia L. – bluet  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesHoustonia acerosa (A. Gray) Benth. & Hook. f. – needleleaf bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia caerulea L. – azure bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia canadensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. – Canadian summer bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia correllii (W.H. Lewis) Terrell – Correll's bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia croftiae Britton & Rusby – Croft's bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia greenei (A. Gray) Terrell  
                                  SpeciesHoustonia humifusa (A. Gray) A. Gray – matted bluet, mat bluets 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia longifolia Gaertn. – longleaf bluet, houstonie à longues feuilles, long-leaf summer bluet, longleaf summer bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia micrantha (Shinners) Terrell – southern bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia ouachitana (E.B. Sm.) Terrell – Ouachita bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia parviflora Holz. ex Greenm. – Greenman's bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia procumbens (J.F. Gmel.) Standl. – roundleaf bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia prostrata Brandegee – New Mexico starviolet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia purpurea L. – Venus' pride, purple bluets 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia pusilla Schoepf – tiny bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia rosea (Raf.) Terrell – rose bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia rubra Cav. – red bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia serpyllifolia Michx. – thymeleaf bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia subviscosa (C. Wright ex A. Gray) A. Gray – nodding bluet 
                                  SpeciesHoustonia wrightii A. Gray – pygmy bluet 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charlotte M. Taylor   
  Notes: Curator, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Lousis, Missouri, 63166-0299, USA   
  Reference for: Houstonia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Houstonia   
       
  Source: Rubiaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Houstonia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Houstonia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Houstonia   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s):    
  Publication Date:    
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:    
  Page(s):    
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for:    
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division:    
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment:    
 

 

    


Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in provisions of treaties to which the United States is a party, wildlife statutes, regulations, and any applicable notices that have been published in the Federal Register. For further information on U.S. legal requirements with respect to protected taxa, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A gray bar