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Rubiaceae

Creeping-bluet

Oldenlandiopsis callitrichoides (Griseb.) Terrell & W.H.Lewis

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Oldenlandiopsis

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Creeping-bluet: Oldenlandiopsis callitrichoides Sitio arqueológico Uxmal, Yucatán, México.
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
匍匐微耳草, 微耳草
English
Creeping-bluet

Synonyms

  • Hedyotis callitrichoides (Griseb.) W.H.Lewis
  • Oldenlandia callitrichoides Griseb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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.