NameThatPlant.net: Apocynum cannabinum

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Apocynum cannabinum FAMILY Apocynaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Indian-hemp at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Apocynum cannabinum FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-03-001:

Apocynum cannabinum FAMILY Apocynaceae

COMMON NAME:
Indian-hemp, Hemp Dogbane, Marion's Weed

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Apocynum cannabinum FAMILY Apocynaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Apocynum cannabinum FAMILY Apocynaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-03-001:
Apocynum cannabinum FAMILY Apocynaceae

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: forests, woodlands, roadsides, pastures, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx, minute
5-lobed urceolate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Paired follicles

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