Amsonia
Amsonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is named in honor of the American botanist Charles Amson.[2] Members of the genus are commonly known as bluestars.[3]
Species
- Amsonia ciliata Walter – Fringed Bluestar
- Amsonia elliptica (Thunb. ex Murray) Roem. & Schult. – Japanese Bluestar
- Amsonia fugatei S.P.McLaughlin – San Antonio Bluestar
- Amsonia grandiflora Alexander – Arizona Bluestar
- Amsonia hubrichtii Woodson – Hubricht's Bluestar
- Amsonia illustris Woodson – Ozark Bluestar
- Amsonia jonesii Woodson – Jones' Bluestar
- Amsonia kearneyana Woodson – Kearney's Bluestar
- Amsonia longiflora Torr. – Tubular Bluestar
- Amsonia ludoviciana Vail – Louisiana Bluestar
- Amsonia orientalis Decne. – European Bluestar
- Amsonia palmeri A.Gray – Palmer's Bluestar
- Amsonia peeblesii Woodson – Peebles' Bluestar
- Amsonia repens Shinners – Creeping Bluestar
- Amsonia rigida Shuttlw. ex Small – Stiff Bluestar
- Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter – Eastern Bluestar
- Amsonia tharpii Woodson – Feltleaf Bluestar
- Amsonia tomentosa Torr. & Frém. – Woolly Bluestar[3][4]
References