Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Summary 6

Amsonia ciliata, the eastern bluestar, is a North American species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, found in central and eastern North America....

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Sources and Credits

  1. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amsonia_nadrenska_Amsonia_tabernaemontana2.jpg
  2. (c) F. D. Richards, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amsonia_tabernaemontana_5_2021_Blue_Star-_(51199303687).jpg
  3. (c) Dwayne Estes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dwayne Estes
  4. (c) Richard Hitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Richard Hitt
  5. (c) Cooper Breeden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cooper Breeden
  6. Adapted by Murfreesboro,TN, Natural Resource Division from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsonia_tabernaemontana
  7. (c) Murfreesboro,TN, Natural Resource Division, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

iNat Map

Form Forb/herb
Light Full sun, Part sun
Soil moisture Medium, Wet
Site Glade, Meadow, Savanna, Woodland
Bloom period March, April
Bloom color Blue, White
Fruit/seeds/etc. Pods
Wildlife supported Birds - hummingbirds, Insects - pollinators
Family Dogbanes and milkweeds