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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Apocynum cannabinum''
| image = Apocynum cannabinum.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Apocynum cannabinum'' in flower
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Apocynum]]''
| species = '''''A. cannabinum'''''
| binomial = ''Apocynum cannabinum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Apocynum cannabinum''''' ('''Dogbane''', '''Amy Root''', or '''Indian hemp''') is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plant that grows throughout much of [[North America]], in the southern half of [[Canada]] and throughout the [[United States]]. It grows up to 2 meters tall. It prefers moist places. It is a [[poison]]ous plant; the name means "poisonous to dogs". All parts of the plant are poisonous and can cause cardiac arrest if ingested.
The stems are reddish and contain a milky [[latex]] capable of causing skin blisters. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple broad lanceolate, 7-15 cm long and 3-5 cm broad, entire, and smooth on top with white hairs on the underside. The [[flower]]s are produced in mid summer, with large sepals, and a five-lobed white corolla.
It grows in open wooded areas, ditches, and hillsides; in [[garden]]s it can be invasive, growing from spreading roots.
==Uses==
Indian hemp was used as a source of fiber by [[North American Indians|Native Americans]], to make hunting nets, fishing lines, clothing, and twine. It was also used in [[herbal medicine]] to treat syphilis, rheumatism, intestinal worms, fever, asthma, and dysentery. Although the toxins from the plant can cause nausea and catharsis, it has also been used for slowing the pulse.
==References==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Apocynum+cannabinum Treatment from the Jepson Manual]
*[http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30157 ITIS 30157]
[[Category:Fiber plants]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of North America]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Apocynum cannabinum''
| image = Apocynum cannabinum.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Apocynum cannabinum'' in flower
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Apocynum]]''
| species = '''''A. cannabinum'''''
| binomial = ''Apocynum cannabinum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Apocynum cannabinum''''' ('''Dogbane''', '''Amy Root''', or '''Indian hemp''') is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plant that grows throughout much of [[North America]], in the southern half of [[Canada]] and throughout the [[United States]]. It grows up to 2 meters tall. It prefers moist places. It is a [[poison]]ous plant; the name means "poisonous to dogs". All parts of the plant are poisonous and can cause cardiac arrest if ingested.
The stems are reddish and contain a milky [[latex]] capable of causing skin blisters. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple broad lanceolate, 7-15 cm long and 3-5 cm broad, entire, and smooth on top with white hairs on the underside. The [[flower]]s are produced in mid summer, with large sepals, and a five-lobed white corolla.
It grows in open wooded areas, ditches, and hillsides; in [[garden]]s it can be invasive, growing from spreading roots.
==Uses==
Indian hemp was used as a source of fiber by [[North American Indians|Native Americans]], to make hunting nets, fishing lines, clothing, and twine. It was also used in [[herbal medicine]] to treat syphilis, rheumatism, intestinal worms, fever, asthma, and dysentery. Although the toxins from the plant can cause nausea and catharsis, it has also been used for slowing the pulse.
==References==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Apocynum+cannabinum Treatment from the Jepson Manual]
*[http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30157 ITIS 30157]
[[Category:Fiber plants]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of North America]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
