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Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter
eastern bluestar

       
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Photo of Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

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Distribution:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae, 16 species in Amsonia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. gattingeri Woodson. .
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri
eastern bluestar
Distribution of Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. salicifolia (Pursh) Woodson. .
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia
eastern bluestar
Distribution of Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. tabernaemontana. . Image Available.
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. tabernaemontana
eastern bluestar
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Classification:
Amsonia tabernaemontana 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
Species Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter – eastern bluestar
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

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Kentucky:
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri
eastern blue-star              Threatened
Tennessee:
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri
limestone blue star              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

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 FACW NO FACW FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Amsonia glaberrima [=AMTAT]:

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+,OBL NO OBL NO NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30148.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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