Jones' Bluestar

(Amsonia jonesii)

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Description

Amsonia jonesii is a species of Magnoliopsida described by RE Woodson. Amsonia jonesii belongs to the genus Amsonia, and the family Apocynacea. None of these subspecies are listed. Amsonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1788. It is native primarily to North America with one species in East Asia and another in the eastern Mediterranean. It was named in honor of the American physician John Amson. Members of the genus are commonly known as bluestars.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Amsonia
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