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