Rubiaceae
Venus' pride
Houstonia purpurea
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Houstonia
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- هوستينيا بوربوريا
- Chinese
- 伞形花耳草
- English
- Venus' pride
Synonyms
- Anotis purpurea (L.) G.Don
- Chamisme purpurea (L.) Nieuwl.
- Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Houstonia purpurea f. purpurea
- Knoxia purpurea Lam. ex Poir.
- Knoxia purpurea (L.) Lam.
- Oldenlandia purpurea (L.) A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brucewinter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.