genus
Bluestars
Amsonia
Field notes
Children
- Eastern Bluestar native
- Fringed Bluestar native
- Hubricht's Bluestar native
- Woolly Bluestar native
- Creeping Bluestar native
- Ozark Bluestar native
- Tubular Bluestar native
- Palmer's Bluestar native
- Jones' Bluestar native
- Pond Bluestar native
- Japanese Bluestar
- Tharp's Bluestar native
- Woolly Slimpod
- Arizona Bluestar
- Louisiana Bluestar
- Fugate's Amsonia native
- European Bluestar
- Peebles' Bluestar native
- Kearney's Bluestar
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native bluestars All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
caterpillars
1
flowers
27
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Fringed Bluestar
Amsonia ciliata
caterpillars
1
flowers
20
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Jones' Bluestar
Amsonia jonesii
caterpillars
1
flowers
8
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Hubricht's Bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtii
flowers
18
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Ozark Bluestar
Amsonia illustris
flowers
16
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Pond Bluestar
Amsonia rigida
flowers
12
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Creeping Bluestar
Amsonia repens
flowers
11
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Woolly Bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa
flowers
10
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Tubular Bluestar
Amsonia longiflora
flowers
8
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Fugate's Amsonia
Amsonia fugatei
flowers
7
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Palmer's Bluestar
Amsonia palmeri
flowers
6
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Tharp's Bluestar
Amsonia tharpii
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Peebles' Bluestar
Amsonia peeblesii