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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Amsonia illustris
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amsonia illustris
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
COMMON NAME:
Swamp Bluestar, Ozark Bluestar
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Amsonia illustris
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Amsonia illustris
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
79
Forb
Perennial
Native: south central US
Documented growing wild in - - -
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate to nearly opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Blue
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Sepals minute
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Paired follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!