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Amsonia tabernaemontana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
Tribe: | Amsonieae M.E.Endress |
Genus: | Amsonia Walter[1] |
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Amsonia is a genusofflowering 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.[2][3] It was named in honor of the American physician John Amson.[4] Members of the genus are commonly known as bluestars.[5]
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