Plants › madder family
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
azure bluetHoustonia caerulea
tiny bluetHoustonia pusilla
Roan Mountain bluetHoustonia montana
summer bluetHoustonia purpurea
Pond water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
partridgeberryMitchella repens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,798 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,034 |
| Tennessee | 802 |
| South Carolina | 212 |
| Virginia | 71 |
| West Virginia | 47 |
| Georgia | 32 |
| Maryland | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies · Gentianales |
| Family | madder family · Rubiaceae |
| Genus | flowering bluets · Houstonia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Thyme-leaved Bluet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.