Bluet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

Hedyotis purpurea

• Also called Quaker Ladies
• Member coffee family
• Name means "sky blue"
• Perennial herb with shallow roots
• Low-growing loose tufts 1 - 1.5 decimeters tall
• Bright deep purple flowers bloom July to early August
• Flower produces many-seeded capsule
• Each stem of plant ends in a single flower
• Four parts to the flower - very unusual
• High elevation habitats includes cliffs, outcrops and steep slopes
• Threatened by residential and recreational developments
• Endangered species, Federal Register April 5, 1990