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Houstonia procumbens
Innocence
Roundleaf Bluet
Synonym(s): Hedyotis rotundifolia
Florida native
A common perennial of sandhills, dunes, flatwoods, hammocks and disturbed sites throughout most of Florida. The range extends through the southeastern coastal plain from Louisiana into South Carolina.
The tiny white four-petaled flowers are solitary on erect pedicels. Four small calyx lobes are at the base of and much shorter than the corolla tube. Oval to nearly round leaves are opposite on prostate stems.
Houstonia procumbens is a member of the Rubiaceae - Madder family.
Other species of the Houstonia genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Houstonia nigricans var. nigricans - DIAMONDFLOWERS
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016
