NameThatPlant.net: Houstonia rosea

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Gentianales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Houstonia rosea FAMILY Rubiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

A tiny species, barely reaching 1.5" tall even in bloom. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia rosea FAMILY Rubiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Rose Bluet, Pygmy Bluet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Houstonia rosea FAMILY Rubiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Houstonia rosea FAMILY Rubiaceae

4500

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Bottomlands, lawns, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native west of the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Spring
White to pale pink
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed salverform corolla
4 included stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".

Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".