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Apocynum
Apocynum, commonly known as dogbane or Indian hemp, is a genus of the plant family of the Apocynaceae with seven species. Its name is from the Greek: apo, away and cyno, attributed to its toxicity. The genus is native to North America, temperate Asia (China, Siberia, Kazakhstan, etc.), and SE Europe (Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, etc.).
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
hemp dogbane
speciesApocynum cannabinum
spreading dogbane
speciesApocynum androsaemifolium
spear-leaved dogbane
speciesApocynum venetum
intermediate dogbane
hybridApocynum × floribundum
Lanceleaf Dogbane
speciesApocynum lancifolium
Apocynum pictum
speciesApocynum pictum
Clasping-leaved Dogbane
speciesApocynum sibiricum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Plant Touchstone (Phytobasanos)
Fabio Colonna · 1592 · p.131
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 6 (1686)
Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.36
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.168
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.469
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.702
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.647
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1273
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1341
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.463
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.136
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.143
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.142
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47361.