Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (92).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (82).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (88).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (79).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (89).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (91).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (81).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (86).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (76).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (83).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (87).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (80).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (94).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (85).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (93).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (75).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (78).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (84).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (77).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Davidson, C 13031--North Carolina. Graham Co. Joyce Kilmer Mem. For. 17 May 2015. DSC06075 (90).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (3).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (8).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (9).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (4).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (7).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (1).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010.JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (2).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, No. Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010.JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (5).JPG
Houstonia purpurea, Mori, S 27433, USA, North Carolina, Durham County, Duke Forest, Gate 26 New Hope Drainage, 24 May 2010 (6).JPG
Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into New York (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham (Durham)
35.978889, -79.016389
Location Remarks
Duke Forest, access through Gate 26. New Hope drainage
Collectors
Location
United States, North Carolina, Graham (Robbinsville)
35.358611, -83.930278
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest; Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest along Little Santeetlah Creek. 659 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Herb 25 cm.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Houstonia
Specific Epithet
purpurea
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.9
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
#139,078 of 335,497
Top 42%
Extinction probability
13%
