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Bitter Dogbane
( Apocynum androsaemifolium )
Apocynum androsaemifolium
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About Bitter Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
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Apocynum androsaemifolium
(Fly-trap dogbane, Spreading dogbane) is a flowering plant in the Gentianales order. The plant is common in North America, and is widespread across most of the United States and Canada, and in Alaska, California, and Northeast Mexico.
Apocynum androsaemifolium
has branching stems, hairs on the underside of the leaves, and no hair on the stems. Milky sap appears on broken stems. Leaf margin is entire and leaf venation is alternate. Its leaves appear as pointed ovals, while its flowers appear terminally on a stalk. The plant is poisonous, due to the cardiac glycosides it contains. Subspecies and Varieties: Subspecies and varieties include:
Apocynum androsaemifolium
subsp. androsaemifolium - E Canada, W United States
Apocynum androsaemifolium
var. griseum (Greene) B g. & Belosersky - Ontario, British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan
Apocynum androsaemifolium
var. incanum A. DC. - widespread in Canada, United States, NE Mexico
Apocynum androsaemifolium
var. intermedium Woodson - Colorado
Apocynum androsaemifolium
subsp. pumilum (A. Gray) B. Boivin - British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, California, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada
Apocynum androsaemifolium
var. tomentellum (Greene) B. Boivin - British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada
Apocynum androsaemifolium
var. woodsonii B. Boivin - Alberta, British Columbia, Washington State, Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Flower Color
Pink
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 1
likely
* )
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Purple-Lined Sallow
Pyrrhia exprimens
Pyrrhia exprimens
Tacoma Cutworm
Trichordestra tacoma
Trichordestra tacoma
*
Clio Tiger Moth
Ectypia clio
Ectypia clio
Landscaping Information
Sun
Shade, Part Shade
Sunset Zones
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1*, 2*, 3*, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21
Natural Setting
Site Type
Open slopes, and rocky places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.7" - 153.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.23" - 5.58", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 53.3", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 78.3", Humidity: 0.44" - 25.50", Elevation: 47" - 14092"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Low Dogbane, Smooth Mountain Dogbane, Spreading Dogbane
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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