PLANTS Profile for Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia (eastern bluestar)

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PLANTS Profile

Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson
eastern bluestar

Symbol:

AMTAS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Apocynaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson

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Synonyms:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson

AMSA4

Amsonia salicifolia Pursh

Distribution:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson


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Related Taxa:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae, 16 species in Amsonia, 3 varieties in Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

Classification:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson

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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
Species	Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter – eastern bluestar
Variety	Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson – eastern bluestar

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson

Amsonia tabernaemontana:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,FACW

FACW

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182208.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 11:02 PM CDT