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Amsonia

Amsonia

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The Bluestar (Amsonia) is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...

 in the family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...

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The Bluestar (Amsonia) is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...

 in the family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...

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Species

  • Amsonia ciliata - Fringed Bluestar
  • Amsonia elliptica - Japanese Bluestar
  • Amsonia fugatei - San Antonio Bluestar
  • Amsonia grandiflora - Arizona Bluestar
  • Amsonia hubrichtii
    Amsonia hubrichtii
    Hubricht's Bluestar is a plant....

     - Hubricht's Bluestar
  • Amsonia illustris - Ozark Bluestar
  • Amsonia jonesii - Jones' Bluestar
  • Amsonia kearneyana - Kearney's Bluestar
  • Amsonia longiflora - Tubular Bluestar
  • Amsonia ludoviciana - Louisiana Bluestar
  • Amsonia orientalis - European Bluestar
  • Amsonia palmeri - Palmer's Bluestar
  • Amsonia peeblesii - Peebles' Bluestar
  • Amsonia repens - Creeping Bluestar
  • Amsonia rigida - Stiff Bluestar
  • Amsonia tabernaemontana - Eastern Bluestar
  • Amsonia tharpii - Feltleaf Bluestar
  • Amsonia tomentosa
    Amsonia tomentosa
    Amsonia tomentosa is a species of flowering plant native to the southwestern United States. Its common names include woolly bluestar and gray amsonia. This is a short, woody plant with many erect stems rarely reaching half a meter in height. The plant has two forms, a green glabrous form, and a...

     - Woolly Bluestar