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Houstonia rubra

Cav.

Red Bluet

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160264
Element CodePDRUB1T0L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRubiales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusHoustonia
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-24
Change Date1993-06-24
Edition Date1993-06-24
Edition AuthorsStoner, N., Rev. CRA.
Rank Reasons
Widespread, infrequent in US and common in Mexico.
Range Extent Comments
US: UT (San Juan county), AZ (4 Cos.), NM, TX (1 Co.). Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Desert shrub, blackbrush, and juniper communities at 1280-1400 m.in UT (Welsh, 1987). Gravelly and stoney habitats, sandy silty gypsum soils, slopes, flats, washes, plains, pinyon-juniper, oak-pine communities. 4,200 8-200 ft. (Terrell, unpub.).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo de la PresaSanta Fe National Forest6,178
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Sierra Negra Rare II Study AreaCarson National Forest9,470
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
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. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.