Index / Search / Houstonia longifolia
§1 Plant
Houstonia longifolia Gaertn.
vernacular longleaf summer bluet — species · Rubiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Rubiaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Houstonia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 682 counties across 31 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 682 counties across 31 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Baldwin 13009
- Carroll 13045
- Catoosa 13047
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- Dawson 13085
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Franklin 13119
- Greene 13133
- Hall 13139
- Heard 13149
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- Madison 13195
- Meriwether 13199
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Pickens 13227
- Rabun 13241
- Spalding 13255
- Stephens 13257
- Terrell 13273
- Turner 13287
- Union 13291
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
Illinois view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Calhoun 17013
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Massac 17127
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Delaware 18035
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Harrison 18061
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Lagrange 18087
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- St. Joseph 18141
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Greenup 21089
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Knott 21119
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Madison 21151
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Maine view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Benzie 26019
- Calhoun 26025
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Hillsdale 26059
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Livingston 26093
- Macomb 26099
- Mason 26105
- Mecosta 26107
- Missaukee 26113
- Montcalm 26117
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Joseph 26149
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Kanabec 27065
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Marshall 27089
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Nicollet 27103
- Olmsted 27109
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 19 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Cabarrus 37025
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Granville 37077
- Haywood 37087
- Hoke 37093
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Moore 37125
- Person 37145
- Richmond 37153
- Rowan 37159
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilkes 37193
North Dakota view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Clermont 39025
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Guernsey 39059
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Perry 39127
- Pike 39131
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Luzerne 42079
- Mifflin 42087
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Washington 42125
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Fentress 47049
- Hamilton 47065
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Sevier 47155
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Logan 54045
- Mason 54053
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Tyler 54095
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- La Crosse 55063
- Lincoln 55069
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HOLO ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5338830 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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