Amsonia glaberrima Woodson. Common name: Gulf Bluestar, Pond Bluestar. Habitat: Seasonally flooded depression wetlands and moist pinelands. Distribution: S. AL, s. MS, s. LA, and se. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Tx, Woodson (1936b), Woodson (1938); < Amsonia amsonia (L.) Britton — S; < Amsonia rigida Shuttlew. ex Small — FNA14; < Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter var. tabernaemontana — K4, Woodson (1928). Basionym: Amsonia glaberrima Woodson 1936
Links to other floras: < Amsonia rigida - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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