Correll'S Bluet

(Houstonia correllii)

Description

Houstonia correllii, the Zapata County bluet, or Correll's bluet, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is known only from Zapata County in southern Texas. It is a prostrate, mat-forming plant with white flowers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Gentianales

Family:Rubiaceae

Genus:Houstonia

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