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Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Orange Co., NC 25 Apr 2006 Common and statewide in North Carolina, 2 varieties based on leaf shape have been recognized by some authors. This would be the wide leaf variety Amsonia tabernaemontana var. tabernaemontana. | |
Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Orange Co., NC 25 Apr 2006 | |
Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Orange Co., NC 4 Apr 2020 Note hairs on the undersides of the petals | |
Eastern Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Orange Co., NC 4 Apr 2020 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Nov 14, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com