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Houstonia purpurea L.
	Herbarium:	University of Alabama Herbarium (UNA)
	Family:	RUBIACEAE
	Currently Accepted Name:	Houstonia purpurea L. var. calycosa Gray - Determined By: E.E. Terrell, _-_-1985
	Herbarium Name Used:	Houstonia purpurea L. var. calycosa Gray
	Locality:	USA. Alabama. Madison: ca. 0.3 E. of 3 Caves limestone quarry West slope of Monte Sano Mt., Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, 34° 43' 45" N, 86° 32' 53" W
	Description:	in shallow pockets of circumneutral soil
	Habitat:	limestone outcropping
	Reproductive State:	Flower
	Collector:	Meigs, Russell A. 500
	Date:	14 May 1980
	Accession No:	UNA00043797
	Image:	UNA00043797.jpg
	Plant Atlas Link:	Plant Atlas Citation
	Submission Info:	Submitted by admin on 20 Dec 2022

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

Data last modified: 9/19/2025

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. 2025. 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.