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Houstonia canadensis

Willd. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes

Longleaf Bluet

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141029
Element CodePDRUB1T0A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRubiales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusHoustonia
Synonyms
Hedyotis canadensis(Willd. ex Roemer & J.A. SCHultes) Fosberg
Other Common Names
Canada Bluets (EN) Canadian summer bluet (EN) Canadian Summer Bluet (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Includes Hedyotis longifolia var. ciliolata as a synonym (Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-03-11
Change Date1988-03-11
Threat Impact Comments
Moderately threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation in the form of limestone quarrys (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
MissouriS1Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS2Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
OhioSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.