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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, ascending, or spreading, often branched at base, glabrous or pubescent.
- Leaves
- Opposite, primarily basal, spoon-shaped to egg-shaped, 1/10 to 2/5 inch long, 1/10 to 3/10 inch wide; margins entire, often cilate; tips pointed; petioles absent or nearly as long as blade.
- Inflorescence
- Solitary flowers, tiny, terminal.
- Flower
- Sepal lobes 4, oblong-lanceolate or braodly elliptic; corolla salverform, dark or light blue, rarely white; lobes 4, .1 to 1.5 inch long, glabrous; stamens 4.
- Fruit
- Capsule, 1/10 to 1/5 inch wide, glabrous; seeds few to several, spherical, pitted on one side, dark.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Dry prairie hillsides, pastures, open woods, stream valleys, lawns, and roadsides.
- Distribution
- East 1/2 of Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Small bluets is easily overlooked, due to its small size.
Synonyms
Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.
Scientific Name: Hedyotis crassifolia
Full Citation: Hedyotis crassifolia Raf.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Rubiaceae - Madder Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 1/2-4 inches
- Last Updated
- 2007-11-13
Color Groups
Blue, Purple, Lavender & Violet Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: March, April, May