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Rubiaceae

Pygmy bluet

Houstonia wrightii A.Gray

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Houstonia

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Pygmy bluet: Pygmy Bluet (Houstonia wrightii). Species of plant.
Photo: Fernando Moreno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pygmy bluet

Synonyms

  • Anotis cervantesii DC.
  • Ereicoctis cervantesii Kuntze
  • Hedyotis cervantesii Kunth
  • Hedyotis pumila Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Hedyotis pygmaea Roem. & Schult.
  • Hedyotis pygmaea Willd.
  • Hedyotis wrightii (A.Gray) Fosberg
  • Houstonia humifusa Hemsl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.