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Bosc's Bluet

Oldenlandia boscii

Found in clay-based Carolina bays, rivershore and millpond drawdown shores, sagponds, other seasonally saturated habitats. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

13
Modest

Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
Up to about 8 inches
Light
Partial shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to wet
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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
May to October

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 7 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Oldenlandia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Rubiaceae
Flower color
White
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Boscs Bluet; Boscs Mille Graines

Conservation status

Virginia rankS1
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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