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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Apocynum androsaemifolium
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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Read more about Spreading Dogbane at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Apocynum androsaemifolium
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-03-003:
Apocynum androsaemifolium FAMILY Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
COMMON NAME:
Spreading Dogbane
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JK Marlow jkm090709_069
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Nodding, bell-shaped flowers with 5 recurved lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm090709_072
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Milky latex & oppsite leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm090709_077
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Flowers 1/4"-3/8" long, pink with deep rose striping within, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm060813_204
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Clusters of small flowers terminating stem & branches, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm060813_208
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Inflorescence usually overtopping the leafy branches, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm060813_211
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pods long & narrow, in pairs, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Apocynum androsaemifolium
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Apocynum androsaemifolium
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 156-03-003:
Apocynum androsaemifolium
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Apocynum androsaemifolium
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