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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Apocynum cannabinum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_apca_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_apca_010_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_appu2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm130407_005
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm140519_896
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180515_2277
May Spartanburg County SC
Roadside
Corolla white to greenish, urceolate, 3-5mm long, 2-3mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5294
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200525_5295
May Greenville County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm52310_134
May Spartanburg County SC
The Dogbanes have clusters of small flowers terminating stem and branches, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0506m_24
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Native Americans used stem fiber for cordage, fishing nets, and cloth, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm140617_049
June Greenville County SC
The slender follicles are about 4" long and usually paired, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm140623_249
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140623_251
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Sepals lanceolate, minute, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140623_253
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Inflorescence usually overtopped by leafy branches, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm140623_254
June Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves opposite, entire, spreading or ascending, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm100702_024
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves glabrous to tomentose beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm190703_9716
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm091107_033
November Abbeville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm091107_033b
November Abbeville County SC
Seeds elongate, smooth, with a tuft of soft hairs or trichomes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm091107_036
November Abbeville County SC
Paired follicles are pendent and slender, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm111112_380
November York County SC
Dangling dry pods, paired, 10-15cm long, splitting on 1 side, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
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
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in forests, woodlands, roadsides, pastures, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Greenish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx, minute
5-lobed urceolate corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Paired follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p012
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p383
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p250
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p126
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p067
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p150
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p200
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p188
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p224
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p126
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p317