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Know Your Natives – Eastern Bluestar
Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) of the Dogbane (Apocynaceae) family is an herbaceous, long-living perennial with blue flowers. The genus name honors 18th-century Virginian physician Dr. Charles Amson. The specific epithet honors Jacob Tabernaemontanus, a 16th-century German physician and botanist and … Continue reading
Posted in Know Your Natives, Native Plants, Wildflowers
Tagged Amsonia, Amsonia tabernaemontana, Apocynaceae, Eastern bluestar
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Know Your Natives – Red-Ring Milkweed
Red-ring milkweed (Asclepias variegata) of the Dogbane (Apocynaceae) family, formerly of the Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) family, occurs in the U.S. from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to Illinois and east and south to the borders. It occurs throughout much of Arkansas except … Continue reading
Native Plant Portrait – Climbing-dogbane
Blooming now! The climbing-dogbane vine (Trachelospermum difforme) can easily be mistaken for Carolina jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) when out of bloom. The opposite leaves on climbing-dogbane are similar, but slightly broader and not as thick, and have milky sap when compared … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Vines, Wildflowers
Tagged Apocynaceae, Climbing-dogbane, Trachelospermum, Trachelospermum difforme
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Know Your Natives – Baldwin’s Climbing Milkweed and Anglepod Milkvine
Baldwin’s climbing milkweed (Matelea baldwyniana) and Anglepod milkvine (Matelea gonocarpos or Gonolobus suberosus depending on which authorities are followed) of the Apocynaceae (Dogbane) Family, formerly of the Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed) Family, are herbaceous, perennial, trailing to climbing vines. These vines grow in various rocky, well-drained … Continue reading
Ouachita Huckleberries in the Rain
A group of die-hard native plant lovers met in Crystal Springs on a rainy May 16 in pursuit of black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), the only true huckleberry in Arkansas. Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) members in attendance were Susan Hooks, … Continue reading
Posted in Field Trips, Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Wildflowers
Tagged Apocynaceae, Black Huckleberry, Carex, Castanea, Castanea ozarkensis, Cyperaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Fourleaf milkweed, Gaylussacia baccata, Magnolia, Magnoliaceae, National Forest Service, Ozark Chinquapin, Vaccinium
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