Houstonia pusilla
tiny bluet, small bluets, star violet
Family
Rubiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite, basal
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, subsessile
Leaf Margin
ciliate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, obovate, spatulate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, purple, white
Flower Petals
4
Flower Month
February - May
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FACU
Habitat
Woodlands, fields, meadows and roadsides, prairies and waste fields, lawns, stream valleys, and fallow fields.