Purple Bluet (Houstonia purpurea) (Linnaeus, 1753) |
Synonyms: Hedyotis purpurea, Houstonia latifolia, Houstonia macrosepala, Houstonia pubescens, (see The Plant List for more details), summer bluet, woodland bluet, Venus's pride, large houstonia |
Houstonia purpurea is native to the eastern United States from Maine to Florida, west to Oklahoma and eastern Texas. It grows on well-drained or moist soils in deciduous or mixed forests. The stems are branching and hairy; the leaves are simple, ovate, and opposite; the flowers are whitish-purple or lavender, tubular, with four fused petals; arranged in terminal clusters. The fruit is a capsule.
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