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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amsonia ludoviciana
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amsonia ludoviciana
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amsonia ludoviciana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amsonia ludoviciana
COMMON NAME:
Louisiana Bluestar
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Amsonia ludoviciana
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amsonia ludoviciana
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Amsonia ludoviciana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Amsonia ludoviciana
80
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native: endemic to Louisiana, Mississippi, east Texas (so far as is known)
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate to nearly opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Bluish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Sepals minute
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Paired follicles
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