genus
Bluets
Houstonia
Field notes
Children
- Azure Bluet native
- Tiny Bluet native
- Summer Bluet native
- Long-leaved Bluets native
- Thyme-leaved Bluet native
- Roundleaf Bluet native
- Southern Bluet native
- Pygmy Bluet present
- Canadian Summer Bluet native
- Rose Bluet native
- Needleleaf Bluet present
- Red Bluet native
- Roan Mountain Bluet native
- Matted Bluet
- Cumberland Bluets
- Ouachita Bluet
- Greenman's Bluet native
- Nodding Bluet native
- New Mexico Starviolet
- Correll's Bluet
- Croft's Bluets
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native bluets All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Summer Bluet
Houstonia purpurea
hosts
1
flowers
43
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Azure Bluet
Houstonia caerulea
flowers
51
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Long-leaved Bluets
Houstonia longifolia
flowers
24
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Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
flowers
4
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Tiny Bluet
Houstonia pusilla
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Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
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Southern Bluet
Houstonia micrantha
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Rose Bluet
Houstonia rosea
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Canadian Summer Bluet
Houstonia canadensis
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Red Bluet
Houstonia rubra
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Roan Mountain Bluet
Houstonia montana
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Greenman's Bluet
Houstonia parviflora
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Nodding Bluet
Houstonia subviscosa