Houstonia rubra — an easy houseplant
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Houstonia rubra

Houstonia Rubra

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Houstonia rubra, the red bluet, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is a small herb with red to reddish-purple flowers, native to the southwestern United States and northern and central Mexico: Coahuila, Nuevo León, Hidalgo, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Puebla, Sonora, Durango, Chihuahua, Arizona, New Mexico, southeastern Utah and western Texas.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Houstonia
Family
Rubiaceae
Native Area
Mexico
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Red bluet
PLATES
Houstonia rubra leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Houstonia rubra flower
PLATE 02 · flower
Houstonia rubra flower
PLATE 03 · flower
Houstonia rubra bark
PLATE 04 · bark
Houstonia rubra habit
PLATE 05 · habit
Houstonia rubra habit
PLATE 06 · habit
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