Dogbane
Related Category: Plants
common name for some members of the Apocynaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees found in most parts of the world but especially in the tropics, where they are often climbing forms.
Common Dogbane
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Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Family: Apocynaceae, Dogbane
Genus: Apocynum ...
Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
This is a large, bushy plant. The growth habit and foliage are very similar to the related Indian hemp.
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Dogbane Family pictures
at the Texas A&M Biometrics Experimental Database.
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Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana) - flower closeup showing hairs © Daniel Reed Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana) - fruit © Daniel Reed ...
Hemp Dogbane - Apocynum cannabinum
Hen Plant - Plantago major
Deadnettle - Lamium spp.
Spotted Deadnettle - Lamium maculatum
Henbit Deadnettlet - Lamium amplexicaule ...
sides. Dogbanes (Apocynum spp.), which are easily confused with milkweeds, are found in the same habitats and may cause similar poisoning.
Family: Dogbane (Apocynaceae)
Flowering: June-August
Field Marks: This vine has opposite leaves, milky sap, short-tubular creamy yellow flowers, and slender, paired fruits.
Called also Dogbane & Wolfbane, canine associations continue into modern times, as when Bela Legosi informs the tragic, cursed Lon Chaney, Jr.
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane family)
Common as a screening shrub with colorful white, pink, or red flowers. Is resistant to neglect and can be grown as a tree.
Amsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern Bluestar, Blue Dogbane)
Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla (Woolly Bluestar, Sand Stars)
Amsonia amsonia synonym of Amsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern Bluestar, Blue Dogbane) ...
Confederate jasmine, which also is called star jasmine, (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is an evergreen (but not fuzzy-leaved) vine or spreading shrub, in the Apocynaceae or dogbane family.
Amsonias belong to the dogbane family along with Vinca minor and the common periwinkle. Like many members of that family, they have a milky sap.
As many other plants of the dogbane family, the Vincas are poisonous, although mildly. There are also 2 drugs extracted from it: vinblastine (used in the treatment of Hodgkins' disease) and vincristine (used in the treatment of leukemia).
Oleander (Nerium oleander), is a evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium.
Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane, Indian Hemp)
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)
Foothills, montane. Meadows, moist woods near streams, roadsides. Spring, summer.
Lower Dolores River Canyon, September 12, 2005.
Blue stars are related to dogbanes (Apocynum), oleander (Nerium), and periwinkles (Vinca), and produce a similarly milky sap which can be messy.
Description:
Blue Stars (also known as Blue Dogbane or Willow Amsonia) is a late Spring flowering perennial that is clump-forming, but will readily self-sow and potentially form a colony.
Goat's beard 8. Goldenrods 9. Dogbane 10. Ironweed (Veronia) 11. Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium) 12. Milkweeds 13. Phlox 14. New England Aster 15. Spearmint 16. Thistles 17. Verbena 18. Wild Bergamot (Monarda) ...
Plumerias are classified into the Dogbane family of plants, otherwise known as Apocynaceae. Like most members of this plant family, Plumerias have a milky sap that is toxic. The sap can cause mild stomach discomfort if ingested.
Common name
Yellow allamanda, golden trumpet, yellow bell, angel's trumpet, buttercup flower, bunga akar kuning, wilkens-bita, llamarada, brownbud.
Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family).
 See also: Green, May, Pink, Evergreen, India
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