PLANTS Profile for Amsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa (woolly bluestar)

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PLANTS Profile

Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa
woolly bluestar

Symbol:

AMTOT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Apocynaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa

Amsonia brevifolia

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa

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Synonyms:
Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa

AMBR3

Amsonia brevifolia A. Gray

Distribution:
Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa


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USA (AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae, 16 species in Amsonia, 2 varieties in Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém.

Classification:
Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa

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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 tomentosa Torr. & Frém. – woolly bluestar
Variety	Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa – woolly bluestar

More Accounts and Images:
Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. var. tomentosa

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182209.

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:19 AM CDT