Houstonia tenuifolia

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Family:	RUBIACEAE
Species:	Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
Common Name:	Diffuse Branched Bluet; Slender Leaf Bluet
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	RUBIACEAE - Madder/Coffee family
Genus	Houstonia
Species	Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt. - Diffuse Branched Bluet; Slender Leaf Bluet

Citation

Citation	Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 95. 1818.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: TENNESSEE: "near the confluence of Pidgeion river, and the French Broad",

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Hedyotis longifolia var. tenuifolia
Hedyotis nuttalliana
Houstonia longifolia var. tenuifolia

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: Autauga, Bibb, Chambers, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Cullman, Elmore, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Randolph, Washington, Wilcox

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1882 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
SAMF0004225	Houston	13 Jun 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1167	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
SAMF0007894	Jefferson	29 Apr 1965	Myers, Martha Crystal 195	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0047409	Clay	28 May 2018	Keener, Brian R. 10672	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
UWAL0019554	Randolph	24 Jul 1990	Kral, Robert 77958	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
SAMF0004223	Washington	21 Jun 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5485	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0034790	Geneva	02 Oct 1994	Kral, Robert 84203	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
UNA00043814	Autauga	14 Jul 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 906	UNA Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
UNA00027497	Lee	_ Oct 1896	Earle, Franklin S. s.n.	UNA Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
UNA00027498	Cullman	02 Jun 1882	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
UNA00043815	Wilcox	23 Jun 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 845	UNA Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
UNA00053533	Greene	05 Aug 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 2374	UNA Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
UWAL0053897	Chambers	30 Jul 2013	Keener, Brian R. 8102	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt
SAMF0004221	Coosa	03 Jul 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5506	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132649	Cleburne	18 May 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 168	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
ALNHS00005378	Elmore	14 JUN 2017	Barger, T. Wayne YLW-181	ALNHS Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
JSU132653	Randolph	24 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1306	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0012112	Coosa	03 Jul 2013	Davenport, L.J. 5506	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
ALNHS00002399	Randolph	12 Jun 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1216	ALNHS Houstonia tenuifolia Nutt.
SAMF0004222	Randolph	02 Jul 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1260	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132651	Cleburne	2 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 684	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
SAMF0004224	Chambers	30 Jul 2013	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5533	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132650	Cleburne	27 May 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 4045	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132646	Autauga	17 Jul 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 906	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132648	Clay	10 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 696	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
SAMF0004220	Bibb	30 Aug 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4838	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132647	Clay	11 May 1994	Ballard, J. Mark 3930	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
SAMF0004200	Clarke	15 Aug 2012	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5368	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0009620	Bibb	30 Aug 2011	Davenport, L.J. 4838	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
UWAL0047710	Randolph	24 May 2010	England, J. Kevin 2411	UWAL Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132652	Randolph	24 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1306	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
SAMF0006678	Hale	17 Jun 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6352	SAMF Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall
JSU132654	Randolph	20 Jun 1973	Landers, Kenneth E. s.n.	JSU Houstonia tenuifolia Nuttall

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Houstonia tenuifolia

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