PLANTS Profile for Amsonia (bluestar)

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PLANTS Profile

Amsonia Walter
bluestar

Symbol:

AMSON

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Apocynaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

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Amsonia Walter

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Distribution:
Amsonia Walter

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Related Taxa:
Amsonia Walter

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Amsonia ciliata Walter. . Image Available.

Amsonia ciliata
fringed bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia fugatei S.P. McLaughlin. .

Amsonia fugatei
San Antonio bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia grandiflora Alexander. .

Amsonia grandiflora
Arizona bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia hubrichtii Woodson. .

Amsonia hubrichtii
Hubricht's bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia illustris Woodson. .

Amsonia illustris
Ozark bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia jonesii Woodson. .

Amsonia jonesii
Jones' bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia kearneyana Woodson. .

Amsonia kearneyana
Kearney's bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia longiflora Torr.. .

Amsonia longiflora
tubular bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia ludoviciana Vail. .

Amsonia ludoviciana
Louisiana bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia palmeri A. Gray. .

Amsonia palmeri
Palmer's bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia peeblesii Woodson. .

Amsonia peeblesii
Peebles' bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia repens Shinners. .

Amsonia repens
creeping bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia rigida Shuttlw. ex Small. . Image Available.

Amsonia rigida
stiff bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter. . Image Available.

Amsonia tabernaemontana
eastern bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia tharpii Woodson. .

Amsonia tharpii
feltleaf bluestar

Distribution of Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém.. . Image Available.

Amsonia tomentosa
woolly bluestar

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Amsonia Walter

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Apocynaceae – Dogbane family
Genus	Amsonia Walter – bluestar

More Accounts and Images:
Amsonia Walter

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30130.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 08:58 PM CDT