Houstonia wrightii

Houstonia wrightii (pygmy bluet) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, the extreme western part of Texas, and Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Hidalgo).[1][3][4]

Pygmy bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Genus:
Houstonia
Species:
H. wrightii
Binomial name
Houstonia wrightii
A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Hedyotis wrightii (A.Gray) Fosberg
  • Hedyotis pumila Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Hedyotis pygmaea Roem. & Schult
  • Hedyotis cervantesii Kunth
  • Anotis cervantesii (Kunth) DC.
  • Houstonia humifusa Hemsl.
  • Ereicoctis cervantesii (Kunth) Kuntze

References
  1. Biota of North America Program
  2. Gray, Asa. 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 202. Houstonia wrightii
  3. Kew World List of Selected Plant Families
  4. Southwest Environmental Information Network


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