Scientific Name
Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea L.
Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Houstonia purpurea
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Rubiaceae |
| Genus | Houstonia |
| Species | Houstonia purpurea |
| Variety | Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Info from Synonym record: Low areas and on north facing slopes in shady mesic upland woods; Data Source: NatureServe PLOTS Database 2002-2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Freq; Data Source: Radford et al. 1968; Kennemore 1995; White and Govus 2005
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
E.L.Jones NatureServe
Created Date
9/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
E.L.Jones NatureServe
Last Modified Date
9/28/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Info from synonym record: Kennemore has a slight variation in the definition of the abundance field. The Abundance details describes Kennemore's descriptions: R=Rare, VR=Very Rare, Sc=Scarce, Infreq=Infrequent, Occ=Occasional, Freq=Frequent, C=Common, Park Species Data Source: Plant Certification Process 2007
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (FRSP)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Ninety Six National Historic Site (NISI)
Russell Cave National Monument (RUCA)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (RICH)
