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Apocynum cannabinum L.
Indianhemp

   
Symbol: APCA
Group: Dicot
Family: Apocynaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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©Larry Allain. USGS NWRC.
 
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Synonyms:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

  APCAA Apocynum cannabinum L. var. angustifolium (Woot.) N.H. Holmgren
  APCAG Apocynum cannabinum L. var. glaberrimum A. DC.
  APCAG2 Apocynum cannabinum L. var. greeneanum (Bég. & Beloserky) Woodson
  APCAH Apocynum cannabinum L. var. hypericifolium (Aiton) A. Gray
  APCAN Apocynum cannabinum L. var. nemorale (G.S. Mill.) Fernald
  APCAP2 Apocynum cannabinum L. var. pubescens (Mitchell ex R. Br.) Woodson
  APCAS Apocynum cannabinum L. var. suksdorfii (Greene) Bég. & Beloserky
  APHY2 Apocynum hypericifolium Aiton
  APPU2 Apocynum pubescens Mitchell ex R. Br.
  APSI Apocynum sibiricum Jacq.
  APSIC Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. cordigerum (Greene) Fernald
  APSIF Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. farwellii (Greene) Fernald
  APSIS Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. salignum (Greene) Fernald
  APSU Apocynum suksdorfii Greene
  APSUA2 Apocynum suksdorfii Greene var. angustifolium (Woot.) Woodson
 

Distribution by State:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

Distributional Map for Apocynum cannabinum L.
Distribution Map Legend

Apocynum cannabinum L. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

40 genera in Apocynaceae, 3 species in Apocynum
 

Classification:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Asteridae
Order   Gentianales
Family   Apocynaceae – Dogbane family
Genus   Apocynum L. – dogbane
Species   Apocynum cannabinum L. – Indianhemp
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Maryland:
Apocynum sibiricum
clasping-leaved dogbane Endangered, Extirpated
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

Indian hemp
common dogbane
dogbane
hemp dogbane

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

KY Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
NE&GP Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Apocynum cannabinum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC+ FACU FAC- FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC+ FAC FAC+ FAC NO NO NO

Apocynum sibiricum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC-,FAC+ FAC NO FAC+ FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC FAC- FAC* NO NO NO

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Apocynum cannabinum L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30157.

 

 

 

 
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