Apocynaceae
Woolly bluestar
Amsonia tomentosa
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Amsonia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Woolly bluestar
- Persian
- اختر آبی پرمو
Synonyms
- Amsonia brevifolia var. tomentosa (Torr. & Frém.) Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Max Miley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grant Chovil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: klicklo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Fringed bluestarAmsonia ciliataApocynaceae
- Jones' bluestarAmsonia jonesiiApocynaceae
- Feltleaf bluestarAmsonia tharpiiApocynaceae
- Tubular bluestarAmsonia longifloraApocynaceae
- San Antonio bluestarAmsonia fugateiApocynaceae
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- Louisiana bluestarAmsonia ludovicianaApocynaceae
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.