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Apocynum cannabinum L.
Indianhemp

       
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Synonyms:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

  APCAA Apocynum cannabinum L. var. angustifolium (Woot.) N.H. Holmgren
  APCAG Apocynum cannabinum L. var. glaberrimum A. DC.
  APCAG2 Apocynum cannabinum L. var. greeneanum (Bég. & Beloserky) Woodson
  APCAH Apocynum cannabinum L. var. hypericifolium (Aiton) A. Gray
  APCAN Apocynum cannabinum L. var. nemorale (G.S. Mill.) Fernald
  APCAP2 Apocynum cannabinum L. var. pubescens (Mitchell ex R. Br.) Woodson
  APCAS Apocynum cannabinum L. var. suksdorfii (Greene) Bég. & Beloserky
  APHY2 Apocynum hypericifolium Aiton
  APPU2 Apocynum pubescens Mitchell ex R. Br.
  APSI Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
  APSIC Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. cordigerum (Greene) Fernald
  APSIF Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. farwellii (Greene) Fernald
  APSIS Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. salignum (Greene) Fernald
  APSU Apocynum suksdorfii Greene
  APSUA2 Apocynum suksdorfii Greene var. angustifolium (Woot.) Woodson
 

Distribution:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae, 3 species in Apocynum
 

Classification:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Gentianales
Family Apocynaceae – Dogbane family
Genus Apocynum L. – dogbane
Species Apocynum cannabinum L. – Indianhemp
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Apocynum sibiricum
clasping-leaved dogbane              Endangered, Extirpated
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

Indian hemp
common dogbane
dogbane
hemp dogbane

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC+ FACU FAC- FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC+ FAC FAC+ FAC NO NO NO

Apocynum sibiricum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC+ FAC NO FAC+ FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC- FAC* NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30157.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

NE-University of Nebraska Weed Publications

Purdue University, Botany Department: no-till abstract & images

Virginia: abstract & image

Woody Plants of the Central Santa Ynez Mountains: image

 
 
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