Flower ID: IMG_3740.JPG-05-29-2020 Flower name (scientific): Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Gaertner PY: 1788 Flower name (common): Long-leaf Bluets Family name (common): Madder Family name (scientific): Rubiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 4 Color: white or pink Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Size: 3 to 10 inches ( 8. to 25. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate-oblong or linear-lanceolate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796338 Longitude: -91.513563 Altitude: 255.00 Distribution: In Wisconsin: In US: In Canada: References: