Houstonia serpyllifolia, commonly called thymeleaf bluet,[3] creeping bluet, mountain bluet, Appalachian bluet or Michaux's bluets[4] is a species of plant in the coffee family (Rubiaceae). It is native to the eastern United States, where it is found in the central and southern Appalachian Mountains.[5] It has been documented in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, western Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and northeastern Georgia.[1][6]

Houstonia serpyllifolia is a low creeping perennial. It produces solitary, terminal blue flowers in spring and early summer.[7] It typically grows in moist areas, and is found habitats such as streambanks, mesic woods, grassy balds, seepy rock outcrops, and spray cliffs.[5]

The specific epithet "serpyllifolia" alludes to the resemblance between this plant and the culinary herb wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Tropicos
  3. ^ NRCS. "Houstonia serpyllifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ Wildflowers of the United States
  5. ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program
  7. ^ Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
  8. ^ Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 85


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houstonia_serpyllifolia
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