Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter is a plant in the Apocynaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter) is a North American flowering plant in the Apocynaceae family found in central and eastern North America.

Family
Genus
Amsonia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter

Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter, commonly called eastern bluestar, is a species of flowering plant. It belongs to the Apocynaceae plant family, and is native to North America, where it occurs in central and eastern regions of the continent.

Photo: (c) Mandy Wolski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mandy Wolski · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Apocynaceae Amsonia

More from Apocynaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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