Roan Mountain Bluet
(Hedyotis [=Houstonia] purptirea var. montana)
ENDANGERED
Family:
Madder

Flowering/Fruiting Dates:
Late May-August/Late August-September

Habitat:
Crevices of rock outcrops at the summits of high elevation
(4200-6300 feet) peaks of the southern Blue Ridge
Mountains; also in thin, gravelly soils of grassy halds near
summit outcrops.
Distinguishing Characters:
Can he distinguished from other hluets by the flowers
deep, reddish-purple color; its smooth-margined (not ciliate)
leaves, and its compact stature and clump-forming
growth habit.
Threats:
Trampling; commercial, residential and recreational
development; possibly air pollution