Houstonia pusilla
Encyclopedia
Houstonia pusilla is a plant in the family Rubiaceae
native to the United States
and common in the southeastern
and central
parts of the country. It is a short plant 6 inches (15.2 cm) or less in height with a tiny blue toned, yellow centered four lobed flower with a 0.25–0.33 in (0.635–0.8382 ) diameter. The plant has a center rosette form and green herbaceous foliage with leaves up to 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) long. The leaves are opposite and each flower grows from a single branch growing from the leaf axil. This plant requires full sun and blooms in spring and early summer. It is a groundcover multiplying by self sowing and grows in mildly acidic soil where the grass is thin and moisture is adequate to support the plant.
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
native to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and common in the southeastern
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
and central
Central United States
The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
parts of the country. It is a short plant 6 inches (15.2 cm) or less in height with a tiny blue toned, yellow centered four lobed flower with a 0.25–0.33 in (0.635–0.8382 ) diameter. The plant has a center rosette form and green herbaceous foliage with leaves up to 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) long. The leaves are opposite and each flower grows from a single branch growing from the leaf axil. This plant requires full sun and blooms in spring and early summer. It is a groundcover multiplying by self sowing and grows in mildly acidic soil where the grass is thin and moisture is adequate to support the plant.