Apocynaceae

Palmer's bluestar

Amsonia palmeri A.Gray

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Amsonia

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Palmer's bluestar (Amsonia palmeri) — FlowerPhoto: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Palmer's bluestar

Synonyms

Amsonia arizonica A.Nelson
Amsonia biformis A.Nelson
Amsonia hirtella Standl.
Amsonia hirtella var. pogonosepala (Woodson) Wiggins
Amsonia pogonosepala Woodson
Amsonia standleyi Woodson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Grant Mullen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.