Houstonia (plant) fruit is an often roughly cordate capsule enclosing many seeds and which usually dehisces via a suture across its apex. "Houstonia" consists of 20 species native to North America. Another 5 species are classified in the genus "Stenaria"; "Houstonia" without "Stenaria" is paraphyletic. Close relatives of the genus are "Oldenlandia microtheca" and, more distantly, "Arcytophyllum". Its members superficially resembles species of the genus "Myosotis" (Forget-me-nots), but are distinguished from the latter by having only 4 sepals (petals) instead of 5. Species accepted as of May 2014 are: Houstonia (plant) Houstonia (bluet) is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
Plant research has often been done with plants. In genetics, the breeding of pea plants allowed Gregor Mendel to derive the basic laws governing inheritance, and examination of chromosomes in maize allowed Barbara McClintock to demonstrate their connection to inherited traits. The plant "Arabidopsis thaliana" is used in laboratories as a model organism to understand how genes control the growth and development of plant structures. NASA predicts that space stations or space colonies will one day rely on plants for life support. Ancient trees are revered and many are famous. Tree rings themselves are an important method of dating in archeology,