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Amsonia Walter. Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae. Common name: Bluestars.

Contributed by Bruce A. Sorrie and Alan. S. Weakley

Key to Amsonia

A genus of about 20 species, herbs, of temperate North America, e. Europe (Greece, Turkey), and Japan.

References: Doffett et al. (2014); Ngô & Applequist (2023); Williams (2019a); Woodson (1928); Woodson (1929); Woodson (1936b); Woodson (1938); Woodson (1943); Woodson (1943). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Amsonia rigida | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Amsonia hubrichtii | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Amsonia ludoviciana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Dwayne Estes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dwayne Estes | Amsonia salicifolia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos | Amsonia repens source | Original Image ⭷

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