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Scientific name: Houstonia purpurea L.
Common name: Venus' Pride; Large Houstonia Family: Rubiaceae; Madder Origin: Native Habitat: rich woods, rocky slopes
Image: Houstonia purpurea L., Venus' Pride in the flatwoods of the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, GA; May 21, 2009
Comments: There is at John D. Freeman Herbarium (AUA), Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
herbarium specimen AUA No. 5948 Houstonia purpurea L. ,
Venus' Pride collected in, Georgia, possibly in Floyd County and identified by Alvin W. Chapman (1809-1899) in 1872-1891.
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Last updated on January 13, 2011.
References : Botanical Exploration in Floyd County, Georgia
© Copyright Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford! 2000-2011.,
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: 1329
2. Image by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford
3. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Flatwoods at Berry College, Mt. Berry, Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, United States
A.W. Chapman collection from Floyd County, Georgia
Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.