Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (34).JPG
Houstonia caerulea L. belongs to the Rubiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Houstonia
Specific Epithet
caerulea
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#143,612 of 335,497
Top 43%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Haywood
35.6675, -82.9925
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest. Along Pigeon River S of intersection with route I-40 at Fines Creek exit; along trail on SW side of river. 758 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
