Amsonia ciliata
(Texas Bluestar)
Amsonia ciliata, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 0796
Amsonia ciliata, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 0782
Amsonia ciliata, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 2994
Amsonia ciliata, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 3019
Amsonia ciliata, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 3009
| Scientific Name | Amsonia ciliata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | AMCI |
| Common Name | Texas Bluestar, Fringed Bluestar | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30133 |
| Family | Apocynaceae (Dogbane) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Limey soils in open slopes and prairies in the Hill Country and North Texas. Plant: Erect perennial 15 to 24 inches tall. Leaves: Very narrow, smooth, soft leaves borne singly, but very close together all the way up to the flower cluster. Inflorescence: Pale blue flowers with a narrow 1/2-inch long tube opening into 5 petal-like lobes in a star shape l/2-inch across with a ring of white at the center. Bloom Period: March and April. References: Wildflower Center and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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