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Apocynaceae

Indianhemp

Apocynum cannabinum L.

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Apocynum

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Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
FlowerPhoto: kclarksdnhmorg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (15)
Arabic
أبوسينوم كانابيوم, الخَوْشَان القِنَّبيّ, الشجرة السامة, خوشان, قنب كندا
arz
ابوسينوم كانابيوم
azb
کنافابنزر کندیر
Azerbaijani
Kənafabənzər kəndir
Chinese
印第安麻, 夹竹桃麻, 北美罗布麻, 大麻叶罗布麻
Croatian
Indijska konoplja
English
Indianhemp, Clasping-leaved dogbane, Common dogbane, Dogbane, Hemp dogbane, Indian-hemp, Amy root, Indian hemp
Esperanto
Kanaba apocino
French
Apocyn chanvrin, Chanvre du Canada
Japanese
アメリカアサ
Macedonian
Конопен кучешки чемер, Кендра
Polish
Toina konopiowata
Russian
Кутра коноплёвая, Кендырь коноплевый, Кендырь коноплёвый, Кутра конопляная
Spanish
Apocino del Canada, Apocino del Canadá
Ukrainian
Кутра конопляна

Synonyms

  • Apocynum album Greene
  • Apocynum angustifolium Wooton
  • Apocynum arenarium Greene
  • Apocynum bebbianum Greene
  • Apocynum bolanderi Greene
  • Apocynum breweri Greene
  • Apocynum canadense Shecut
  • Apocynum cannabinum f. arenarium (F.C.Gates) B.Boivin
  • Apocynum cannabinum f. pennsilvanicum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum f. pubescens (R.Br.) Voss
  • Apocynum cannabinum subsp. cordigerum (Greene) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. album Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. album (Greene) F.C.Gates
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. angustifolium (Bég. & Belosersky) N.H.Holmgren
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. bolandri Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. cannabinum
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. estellinum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. floribundum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. glaberrimum A.DC.
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. greeneanum (Bég. & Belosersky) Woodson
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium (Aiton) A.Gray
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. incanum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. isophyllum (Greene) Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. lanceolatum Durand & Hilg.
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. nemorale (G.S.Mill.) Fernald
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. oliganthum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. palustre Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. puberulum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens (R.Br.) A.DC.
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens (R.Br.) Woodson
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. suksdorfii (Greene) Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum cannabinum var. typicum Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum carolinii Nieuwl.
  • Apocynum cervinum Greene
  • Apocynum cinereum Nieuwl.
  • Apocynum cordigerum Greene
  • Apocynum cuspidatum Greene ex Bég. & Belosersky
  • Apocynum densiflorum Greene
  • Apocynum dictyotum Greene
  • Apocynum dimidiatum Raf.

and 53 more.

Flowers

In flower
June to July (from 3,108 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
white, green, brown (USDA PLANTS Database and Wikidata)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Toxicity: Severe, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

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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.