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Scientific Name
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Amsonia tabernaemontana Walter
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Bluestar
Park Synonyms
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. tabernaemontana
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Gentianales |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Genus | Amsonia |
| Species | Amsonia tabernaemontana |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Elevation Range Tags
- Low
Life form Tags
- Perennial Herb
Park Rank Tags
- Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
- Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Dicot
Bloom Time Tags
- April
- May
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/27/2025 9:57:48 AM
Notes
10/27/25: Current taxonomy reverted back to species level "A. tabernaemontana", no longer recognizing variety. Updated that here.
Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 47009 ATBI Sensitivity = Park-Only, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office. Sensitivity Notes: ornanmental
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