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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amsonia illustris   FAMILY Apocynaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amsonia illustris   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomy of the Amsonia tabernaemontana complex (Apocynaceae: Rauvolfioideae) (Williams, 2019)

Amsonia tabernaemontana var. illustris

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia

INCLUDED WITHIN Studies in the Apocynaceae. III. A monograph of the genus Amsonia (Woodson, 1928)

Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri

 

COMMON NAME:
Swamp Bluestar, Ozark Bluestar, Shining Bluestar


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amsonia illustris   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amsonia illustris   FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Taxonomy of the Amsonia tabernaemontana complex (Apocynaceae: Rauvolfioideae) (Williams, 2019)
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. illustris

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia

INCLUDED WITHIN Studies in the Apocynaceae. III. A monograph of the genus Amsonia (Woodson, 1928)
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. gattingeri

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Gravel bars along streams, glades and upland woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native: south central US

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate to nearly opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Blue
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Sepals minute
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Paired follicles

 

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