Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans
Stenaria nigricans (Lam.) Terrell var. nigricans
Diamondflowers, Narrowleaf Bluets, Baby's Breath, Bluets, Fine-leaf Bluets
Rubiaceae (Madder Family)
USDA Symbol: STNINUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Hedyotis nigracans
Bluets
Rubiaceae
Location: 45 m E of the South gate on Oakwell Farms Pky & 3 m South of the Pky--Oakwell Farms. Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry, calcerous soil. Full sun.
Description: Erect perennial (40cm); much branched. Leaves sessile, linear. Flowers in leafy cymes. Corolla funnelform, light pink, 4-lobed. Capsule 2.5 mm long, obovoid.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Jul 27, 1987
Specimen number: 273
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0524
Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
Accession Number: 40
Annotations: SCFXB