Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (34).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (33).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (32).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (38).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (30).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (31).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (36).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (39).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (37).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (35).JPG
Houstonia caerulea, Davidson, C 13066--North Carolina. Haywood Co. Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook. 21 May 2015. DSC06988 (29).JPG
Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Haywood (Clyde)
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
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%
