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Similar Houstonia, Houstonia pusilla, Houstonia caerulea, Houstonia longifolia, Houstonia purpurea | ||
Houstonia serpyllifolia, (common names creeping bluet, mountain bluet, thymeleaf bluet, Appalachian bluet) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Appalachian Mountains. The name "serpyllifolia" alludes to the resemblance between this plant and the culinary herb wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum. Houstonia serpyllifolia grows in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, western Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and northeastern Georgia.
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