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Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Gentianales
        Family: Apocynaceae
          Genus: Amsonia
            Species: fugatei

Fugate's Amsonia - Amsonia fugatei

Fugate's Amsonia

Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Herbaceous perennial from a woody caudex; stems sparsely pubescent, 30-50 cm long; leaves glabrous, the lower elliptic to lanceolate, 6-10 mm wide, the upper linear, 1 mm broad; calyx lobes awl-shaped, glabrous or sparsely ciliate, 5-6 mm long; corolla tube 16-20 mm long, broadest at the apex, moderately constricted at the orifice; corolla lobes ovate-acute, cream-colored, 7-10 mm long; fruit two narrow follicles 3-6 cm long; seeds cylindrical, corky, 8-10 mm long. Flowers April and May.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S1

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 6

Number of Mapped Locations: 32

Number of Observations: 47

Observation date range: 04-16-1977 to 08-30-2019

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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