Status: Native
Synonyms:
Hedyotis pygmaea Roemer & Schultes
Houstonia wrightii is a small erect herb with slightly woody stems and linear leaves with needle tips. The flowers have an inferior ovary and four reflexed pink or white petals. Houstonia wrightii is found on Ponderosa Pine forest floors in middle elevation.
Please click on an image for a larger file.
Houstonia wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, June 11, 2007
Houstonia wrightii, 1x field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos Range, Little Cherry Creek Ranch Road, June 5, 2009
Back to the Index