Global InformationHoustonia acerosa information
| Houstonia acerosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Houstonia |
| Species: | H. acerosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Houstonia acerosa (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f.
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Houstonia acerosa, the New Mexico bluet or needleleaf bluet, is a plant species native to Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Texas and New Mexico.[1][2][3][4]
Houstonia acerosa is an herb up to 20 cm tall, with narrow needle-like leaves and white or purplish flowers.[5][6][7]
- ^ a b The Plant List Houstonia acerosa
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ USDA Plant profile
- ^ Gray, Asa. 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 81, Hedyotis acerosa
- ^ Bentham, George & Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2(1): 60. Houstonia acerosa
- ^ Terrell, Edward Everett. 2001. Taxonomic review of Houstonia acerosa and H. palmeri with notes on Hedyotis and Oldenlandia (Rubiaceae). Sida 19:913-922. 2001