Houstonia serpyllifolia

Creeping bluet
Mountain bluet
Thymeleaf bluet
Appalachian bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. serpyllifolia
Binomial name
Houstonia serpyllifolia
Michx.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Anotis serpyllifolia (Michx.) G.Don
  • Hedyotis serpyllifolia (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Oldenlandia serpyllifolia (Michx.) A.Gray
  • Houstonia tenella Pursh
  • Anotis tenella (Pursh) G.Don
  • Houstonia serpyllifolia f. alba Alexander
  • Hedyotis michauxii Fosberg
  • Hedyotis michauxii f. alba (Alexander) Fosberg

Houstonia serpyllifolia, (common names creeping bluet, mountain bluet, thymeleaf bluet, Appalachian bluet)[3] is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains. The name "serpyllifolia" alludes to the resemblance between this plant and the culinary herb wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum.[4] Houstonia serpyllifolia grows in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, western Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and northeastern Georgia.[1][5]


References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Tropicos
  3. ↑ Wildflowers of the United States
  4. ↑ Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 85
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program
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