Index / Search / Houstonia purpurea
§1 Plant
Houstonia purpurea L.
vernacular Venus' pride — species · Rubiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Rubiaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Houstonia
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 678 counties across 26 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 678 counties across 26 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Calhoun 01015
- Cleburne 01029
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Franklin 01059
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Lowndes 01085
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Marshall 01095
- Shelby 01117
- St. Clair 01115
- Sumter 01119
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Wilcox 01131
Arkansas view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Catoosa 13047
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Dade 13083
- Dawson 13085
- DeKalb 13089
- Early 13099
- Fannin 13111
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Gilmer 13123
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Pickens 13227
- Polk 13233
- Rabun 13241
- Stephens 13257
- Union 13291
- Upson 13293
- Walker 13295
- Whitfield 13313
- Wilkes 13317
Illinois view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Bond 17005
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Douglas 17041
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Dubois 18037
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Spencer 21215
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Carroll 28015
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Covington 28031
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- Grenada 28043
- Harrison 28047
- Itawamba 28057
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Lowndes 28087
- Marion 28091
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Neshoba 28099
- Newton 28101
- Noxubee 28103
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Wayne 28153
- Webster 28155
- Winston 28159
Missouri view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Carroll 29033
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Madison 29123
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Ozark 29153
- Randolph 29175
- Scott 29201
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Vernon 29217
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New York view state ↗ 8 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Barnwell 45011
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Cherokee 45021
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- McCormick 45065
- Oconee 45073
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Union 45087
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Carroll 47017
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Calhoun 54013
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Kanawha 54039
- Lincoln 54043
- Marion 54049
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Taylor 54091
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/HOPU2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5338840 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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