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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Apocynum floribundum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Intermediate in overall appearance between A. cannabinum and A. androsaemifolium. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Apocynum ×floribundum [androsaemifolium × cannabinum]
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-03-002:
Apocynum medium FAMILY Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Apocynum medium
COMMON NAME:
Intermediate Dogbane
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Apocynum floribundum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Apocynum ×floribundum [androsaemifolium × cannabinum]
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-03-002:
Apocynum medium
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Apocynum medium
2675
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: forests, woodlands, roadsides, pastures, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Uncommon in NC, rare in SC
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:
Summer
White/Pink/Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx, minute
5-lobed urceolate to campanulate corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Paired follicles
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