Apocynaceae
Spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Apocynum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 披散罗布麻
- English
- Spreading dogbane, Flytrap dogbane
- French
- Apocyne a feuilles d'androseme, Apocyne À Feuilles D'androsème
Synonyms
- Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium
- Apocynum androsaemifolium var. glabrum Macoun
- Apocynum androsaemifolium var. microphyllum Bég. & Belosersky
- Apocynum androsaemifolium var. puberulum Bég. & Belosersky
- Apocynum detonsum Frye & Rigg
- Apocynum occidentale Rydb. ex Bég. & Belosersky
- Cynopaema androsaemifolium (L.) Lunell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.