Houstonia procumbens

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Houstonia procumbens
Houstonia procumbens Gil.jpg
Photo was taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Rubiales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. procumbens
Binomial name
Houstonia procumbens
(Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
HOUS PROC dist.jpg
Natural range of Houstonia procumbens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: roundleaf bluet

Taxonomic notes

Description

Houstonia procumbens is a perennial herbaceous species with a procumbent, spreading growth habit and small white flowers (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

H. procumbens occurs in moist to dry sandy or loamy soils, or in loose sand (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in light conditions from partial shade to full sun (FSU Herbarium). Native habitat it can be found in includes longleaf pine-scrub oak-wiregrass sand ridges, mixed hardwood woodlands, open slash pine stands, sand dunes, turkey oak scrub, and on stream banks (FSU Herbarium). However, it can also occur in disturbed habitat such as roadsides, parking areas, cutover pinewoods, mowed lawns, bulldozed slash pine savannas, open pastures, and along trails (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering in January through May, July, and October (FSU Herbarium). Fruiting has been observed in February through May, October, and November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is often maintained by occasional fire (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Harry E. Ahles, Loran C. Anderson, George R. Cooley, Delzie Demaree, Patricia Elliott, Suellen Folensbee, J. P. Gillespie, Robert K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Komarek, R. Kral, Sidney McDaniel, R. S. Mitchell, Joseph Monachino, R. A. Norris, Kevin Oakes, Elmer C. Prichard, Gwynn W. Ramsey, W. D. Reese, Paul O. Schallert, John W. Thieret, L. B. Trott, and Jean W. Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Brevard, Citrus, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, Suwannee, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas. Louisiana: Washington. South Carolina: Colleton.