Taxon: Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell

Species on the following lists:

• Center for Plant Conservation (as Hedyotis purpurea var. montana)
  
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Endangered (as Hedyotis purpurea var. montana)
  
• Check conservation status and distribution in NatureServe Explorer database

See other conspecific taxa:

• Houstonia purpurea (no accessions)

Common names:

• Roan Mountain houstonia   (Source: Syst Bot M 48:56.) – English
  

Economic importance:

• View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - North Carolina [Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, & Watauga Cos.], Tennessee

References:

• Kartesz, J. T. & R. Kartesz. 1980. A synonomized checklist of the flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can)
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can ed2)
• Terrell, E. E. 1996. Revision of Houstonia (Rubiaceae-Hedyotideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 48:56.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Hedyotis purpurea var. montana (Small) Fosberg
  
• (≡) Houstonia montana Small (basionym)
  

Check other databases for Houstonia purpurea L. var. montana (Small) Terrell:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Check other databases for images:

• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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