191 
Galium tinctorium L., stiff bedstraw (note that Puff (1976) 
G. 
discussed var. floridanum (Wieg.) dss en poe 
Missouri in its distributional range; co 
studies by Lawson (1976) suggested int Sbdesciati 
variants of G. finctorium are unworthy of taxonomic 
recognition), p. 1394 
triflorum Michaux, sweet-scented bedstraw, fragrant bedstraw, 
. 1389 
+G. verum L., yellow bedstraw, Our Lady’s bedstraw, p. 1394 
G. 
virgatum Nutt., dwarf bedstraw, southwestern bedstraw, p. 1389 
HEDYOTIS, bluets 
[S: incl. HOUSTONIA, OLDENLANDIA] 
(Lewis, 1961; Rogers, 1987) 
Hedyotis boscii DC. [S: Oldenlandia boscii (DC.) Chapman] 
H. 
= 
= 
(Shinners, 1949; Lewis, 1961), p. 14 
caerulea (L.) Hook., bluets, innocence, Quaker ladies [S: 
Houstonia caerulea L.] (Fosberg, 1954), p. 1399 
var. caerulea 
f. caerulea 
. crassifolia Raf., small bluets, star violet [S: Houstonia minima 
ck, Houstonia pusilla Schoepf, incl. f. albiflora 
Standley, f. rosea Steyerm.; M: incl. Hedyotis pusilla 
(Schoepf) Mohl.] (Lewis and Moore, 1958) (note that 
the relationship between the taxa minima and pusilla is 
not well understood and requires further study), 
99, 1400 
Pp. 
- longifolia (Gaertner) Hook., long-leaved bluets, slender-leaved 
bluets [S: Houstonia longifolia Gaertner] (Lewis, 1961; 
Smith, 1976b), p. 1402 
var. longifolia 
var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray es Houstonia 
longifolia var. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Alph. Wood; M: 
Hedyotis nuttalliana Fosb.] (Smith, P076b; see also S: 
for discussion) 
nigricans (Lam.) Fosb., narrow-leaved bluets [S: Houstonia 
nigricans (Lam.) Fern.] (Shinners, 1949; Lewis, 1961), 
p. 1404 
S: Steyermark G: Great Plains Flora M: Mohlenbrock 
