Houstonia procumbens

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Species Distribution Map
Family:RUBIACEAE
Species:Houstonia procumbens (J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
Common Name:Creeping Bluet; Roundleaf Bluet; Fairy Footprints
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:HOPR
Plant Notes:Innocence is a native perennial herbaceous plant in the Coffee family (Rubiaceae). It occurs in the southern third of Alabama. Innocence grows in sandy pine forests, on roadside banks, in lawns, and in cemeteries. It is a mat forming perennial with creeping stems that root at the nodes. The leaves are sessile or short petiolate, opposite on the stem, ovate to orbicular in outline, with ciliate margins. They are yellowish-green in color. Flowers are solitary on short pedicels from the leaf axils. Two types of flowers are produced, chasmogamous (fully opened flowers) and cleistogamous (non-opening buds that self-pollinate). In addition, the chasmogamous flowers are distylous (having flowers with styles of differing length). The chasmogamous flowers are salverform with a tubular lower portion and 4 lobes. The flowers are pure white in color and glabrous within. The fruit is a two-locular capsule. Innocence is not usually available from native plant nurseries. It can be propagated from seed or by dividing rooted portions of the mat. It prefers a moist, sandy soil and full sun. It makes an interesting low growing cover, rock garden plant, or terrarium plant. Because of its small size and ground hugging growth form it is often over looked. It also tends to get covered over by larger plants or pine straw if the forest has not burned recently.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyRUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus Houstonia
Species Houstonia procumbens (J.F. Gmel.) Standl. - Creeping Bluet; Roundleaf Bluet; Fairy Footprints

Citation

Citation Houstonia procumbens (J.F. Gmelin) Standley, N. Amer. Fl. 32(1): 26. 1918.
Basionym: Poiretia procumbens J.F. Gmel. 1791.
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: Charleston, 2-10 Jun 1902, Palmer s.n. (neotype: US). Neotypified by W. H. Lewis, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 378. 1966.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Anotis rotundifolia Anotis rotundifolia (Michaux) de Candolle, Prodr. 4: 433. 1830.Houstonia rotundifolia Michaux 1803. 
Hedyotis procumbens var. hirsuta Hedyotis procumbens (J. F. Gmelin) Fosberg, var. hirsuta W. H. Lewis, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 378. 1966. FLORIDA: Walton Co.: Villa Tasso, 1 mi. W of Choctaw Bay, 28 May 1964, McDaniel 4707 (holotype: FSU).
Hedyotis rotundifolia Hedyotis rotundifolia (Michaux) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 39. 1841, non Sprengel 1815.Houstonia rotundifolia Michaux 1803. 
Hedyotis veronicifolia Hedyotis veronicifolia Steudel, Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 1: 729. 1840, nom. illegit.Poiretia procumbens J. F. Gmelin 1791. 
Houstonia procumbens var. hirsuta Houstonia procumbens (J. F. Gmelin) Standley, var. hirsuta (W. H. Lewis) D. B. Ward, Novon 14: 370. 2004.Hedyotis procumbens (J. F. Gmelin) Fosberg, var. hirsuta W. H. Lewis 1966. 
Oldenlandia rotundifolia Oldenlandia rotundifolia (Michaux) A. Gray ex Chapman, Fl. South. U.S. 180. 1860.Houstonia rotundifolia Michaux 1803. 
Panetos rotundifolius Panetos rotundifolius (Michaux) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 93. 1915.Houstonia rotundifolia Michaux 1803. 
Poiretia procumbens Poiretia procumbens J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 263. 1791. SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: Charleston, 2-10 Jun 1902, Palmer s.n. (neotype: US). Neotypified by W. H. Lewis, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 53: 378. 1966.
Hedyotis procumbens Hedyotis procumbens (J. F. Gmelin) Fosberg, Castanea 19: 32. 1954.Poiretia procumbens J. F. Gmelin 1791. 
Houstonia rotundifolia Houstonia rotundifolia Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 85. 1803. "Floridae, et Carolinae",

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Fayette, Houston, Marengo, Mobile, Pike, Russell

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1952 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000014000 Mobile 22 Mar 1968 Scott, D.L.
100		 USAM
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UNA00043747 Baldwin 12 Apr 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000041716 Marengo 21 Feb 2012 England, J. Kevin
3219		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0012148 Choctaw 07 Apr 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7735		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UNA00043741 Clarke 15 Apr 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7715		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043734 Fayette 1 Apr 1989 Ganus, Leah M.
16		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
AUA_ACC_42054 Conecuh 23 Mar 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2196		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
USAM000014001 Mobile 27 Feb 1969 Scott, D.L.
256		 USAM
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_46322 Covington 1 Apr 1978 Lamb, Trip
24		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043739 Baldwin 21 Feb 1959 Edwards, Jackie
30		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000046132 Choctaw 07 Apr 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7735		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
TROY000008707 Dale 03 Apr 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15056		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_56597 Crenshaw 24 Mar 1996 Diamond, Alvin R.
10152		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
AUA_ACC_44069 Conecuh 13 Apr 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2314		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
AUA000032677 Covington 14 Sep 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4909		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043737 Covington 21 Mar 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8849		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
AUA_ACC_41537 Conecuh 10 Mar 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
175		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000023282 Russell 25 Mar 2003 Kral, Robert
93736		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
TROY000039091 Escambia 14 Mar 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24866		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_69415 Covington 5 Mar 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3628		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043745 Mobile 06 Mar 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D268		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
AUA_ACC_42056 Conecuh 18 Mar 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
2131		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
ALNHS00001554 Clarke 17 Feb 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-13		 ALNHS
Houstonia procumbens (Walt.) Standl.
UWAL0036624 Mobile 14 Feb 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3677		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0038901 Covington 14 Sep 2010 Hansen, Curtis J.
4909		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000008703 Coffee 11 Mar 2000 Martin, Brian H.
484		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_52876 Dale 21 Feb 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
7901		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
ALNHS00007463 Mobile 17 MAR 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5679		 ALNHS
Houstonia procumbens (J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
UWAL0044235 Baldwin 21 Mar 2007 Larsen, Harry S.
1588		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043743 Mobile _ Jun _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000030117 Covington 05 Mar 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3628		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0003935 Butler 13 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18752		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walt ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000008706 Dale 27 Feb 1999 Prazinko, Brian F.
s.n.		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_44068 Conecuh 26 Apr 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2434		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
USAM000014002 Mobile 12 Mar 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4169		 USAM
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0047688 Barbour 06 Mar 2020 England, J. Kevin
10671		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
TROY000023281 Butler 13 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18752		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_73670 Covington 22 Oct 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
4568		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000049141 Houston 28 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27210		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_36990 Clarke 24 Mar 1981 O'Halloran, K.
008		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UWAL0037372 Bullock 07 Mar 2017 Soehren, Eric C.
453		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. Ex J.F. Gmel.) Standley
UNA00043742 Mobile 1 Mar 1975 Ellison, D. Jeanne
s.n.		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000008705 Dale 25 Feb 1998 Rundell, Hannelore
492		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_52087 Coffee 23 Jan 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8521		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043746 Mobile 24 Mar 1963 Deramus, Rebecca
273		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
UWAL0057101 Baldwin 29 Apr 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11762		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
TROY000039478 Coffee 31 Mar 2014 Pullen, Robert
452		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0015776 Escambia 14 Mar 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24866		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0018316 Covington 08 Apr 1988 Kral, Robert
74582		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.)
JSU132459 Mobile 29 Mar 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1229		 JSU
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA_ACC_49997 Pike 21 Feb 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5695		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UWAL0049077 Bullock 28 May 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3284		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J. F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0009608 Marengo 21 Feb 2012 England, J. Kevin
3219		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
AUA000036715 Covington 15 Aug 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
5175		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
UNA00043738 Crenshaw 21 Mar 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8862		 UNA
Houstonia procumbens (Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
AUA000040376 Houston 3 Mar 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP52		 AUA
Houstonia Procumbens (Walt. Ex J. F. Gmel.) Standl.
TROY000008708 Dale 15 Feb 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
341		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
TROY000008704 Covington 26 Feb 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
14953		 TROY
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J.F. Gmelin) Standley
SAMF0004194 Covington 21 Mar 1981 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2131		 SAMF
Houstonia procumbens (Walter ex J. F. Gmelin) Standley
UWAL0003936 Mobile 22 Mar 1941 Spieth, Alda M.
s.n.		 UWAL
Houstonia procumbens (Walt ex J.F. Gmel.) Standl.
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