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Houstonia sharpii

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Houstonia sharpii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species:
H. sharpii
Binomial name
Houstonia sharpii
Terrell
Synonyms[1]

Hedyotis sharpii (Terrell) G.L.Nesom

Houstonia sharpii, the Hidalgo bluet, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial up to 30 cm tall, spreading by means of stolons spreading along the surface of the ground. It also has white flowers.[2][3] It is native to the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz in Mexico.[1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Terrell, Edward E. (1980). "Two New Species and a New Combination in Houstonia (Rubiaceae) from Mexico". Brittonia. 32 (4). f. 1. Bibcode:1980Britt..32..490T. doi:10.2307/2806155. JSTOR 2806155.
  3. ^ Nesom, Guy L. 1988. Systematic Botany 13(3): 434, Hedyotis sharpii
  4. ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  5. ^ Instituto de Biología. "Houstonia sharpii Torrell - IBUNAM:MEXU:PV1156910". UNIBIO: Colecciones Biológicas. 2010-05-27. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Consultada en: 2014-5-6. Disponible en: <http://unibio.unam.mx/collections/specimens/urn/IBUNAM:MEXU:PV1156910 Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine>