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Apocynaceae
Amsonia

not marked as a favorite taxon Amsonia ludoviciana Vail. Common name: Louisiana Bluestar. Habitat: Mesic forests and woodlands. Distribution: So far as is known, endemic to LA, MS, and e. TX (Doffitt et al. 2014); not native or naturalized in SC, contrary to Kartesz (1999).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Material from granite outcrops in GA has been reassigned to Amsonia species 2.

Synonymy ⓘ: = GW2, S, Woodson (1928), Woodson (1938); < Amsonia ludoviciana Vail — FNA14, K4. Basionym: Amsonia ludoviciana Vail 1903

Links to other floras: < Amsonia ludoviciana - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Amsonia ludoviciana© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Amsonia ludoviciana© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Amsonia ludoviciana© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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native range: MS, LA & AR



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