Needleleaf Bluet (Hedyotis acerosa)

   

Needleleaf Bluet (Hedyotis acerosa), Sanderson, Texas. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Needleleaf Bluet
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Hedyotis acerosa (he-dee-OAT-iss ass-cer-ROW-suh)
• Family: Rubiaceae (Madder Family)
• Geographic Range: Trans-Pecos Texas and southern New Mexico south to San Luis Potosí.
• Plant Form: Perennial subshrub or shrub.
• Remarks: Also as Houstonia acerosa.

Last Update: 15 Mar 2005