Amsonia tabernaemontana

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Amsonia tabernaemontana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Amsonia
Species:
A. tabernaemontana
Binomial name
Amsonia tabernaemontana

Amsonia tabernaemontana, the eastern bluestar, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, found in central and eastern North America.[1]

Gallery

  • Detail of inflorescence
    Detail of inflorescence
  • Container plant in fruit, showing paired follicles
    Container plant in fruit, showing paired follicles
  • Paired follicles at the tip of fruiting stem
    Paired follicles at the tip of fruiting stem
  • Unripe, V-shaped pair of follicles detached from plant
    Unripe, V-shaped pair of follicles detached from plant
  • Ripe paired follicles with seeds removed and juxtaposed
    Ripe paired follicles with seeds removed and juxtaposed
  • Cylindrical/prismatic seeds (x10 approx) showing deeply fissured testae
    Cylindrical/prismatic seeds (x10 approx) showing deeply fissured testae

References

  1. ^ "PLANTS Profile Amsonia tabernaemontana". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved July 13, 2019.