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Amsonia tabernaemontana salicifolia

(Amsonia tabernaemontana salicifolia)

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Description

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. Amsonia is named in honor of the American physician John Amson. Members of the genus are commonly known as bluestars.

Taxonomic tree:

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