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{{Taxobox+| color = lightgreen+
−| name = ''Apocynum''+
−| image = Apocynum cannabinum.jpg+| image_width = 240px+
−| image_caption = ''Apocynum cannabinum''
−| regnum = [[Plantae]]
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
−| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
−| genus = '''''Apocynum'''''
−| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
−| subdivision_ranks = Species
−| subdivision =
−See text.
−}}
−'''''Apocynum''''' is a [[genus]] with about seven [[species]], commonly known as '''Dogbane''' and '''Indian Hemp'''. The genus occurs throughout most of the temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]], except for being absent from western [[Europe]].+''Apocynum'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Mouse Moth]].
+''[[Apocynum cannabinum]]'' was used as a source of fiber by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]]. And ''[[Apocynum venetum]]'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]:羅布麻) is used as the [[herbal tea]] in [[China]].+ +In [[homeopathy|homeopathic medicine]], Apocynum is used for chronic diarrhea and edema<ref>{{cite book +| title = Desktop guide to keynotes and comfirmatory symptoms
−| publisher =Hahnemann Clinic Publishing
−| date = 1993
−| location =Grass Valley, CA
−| ISBN =0-9635368-0-X}}
−== References ==
−{{reflist}}
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]+
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+'''''Apocynum''''' is a [[genus]] with about seven [[species]], commonly known as '''Dogbane''' and '''Indian Hemp'''. The genus occurs throughout most of the temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]], except for being absent from western [[Europe]].
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Apocynum (Greek for dog-bane). Apocynàceae. Dog-bane. Indian Hemp. Native herbs, sometimes planted in borders.
Apocynum (Greek for dog-bane). Apocynàceae. Dog-bane. Indian Hemp. Native herbs, sometimes planted in borders.
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−==Cultivation==
−===Propagation===
−===Pests and diseases===
−==Species==
;Selected species
;Selected species
*''[[Apocynum androsaemifolium]]'' (Spreading Dogbane)
*''[[Apocynum androsaemifolium]]'' (Spreading Dogbane)
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*''[[Apocynum venetum]]'' (European Dogbane; Eastern [[Europe]], Asia)
*''[[Apocynum venetum]]'' (European Dogbane; Eastern [[Europe]], Asia)
−===Uses===
+==Gallery==
−<gallery perrow=5>
−Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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−| last = Morrsion, MD
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−| first = Roger
+</gallery>
−</ref>.
−==References==
==References==
−*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Apocynum Treatment from the Jepson Manual]
+<references/>
−*{{ITIS|ID=30155}}
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
−*[http://herbarium.uvsc.edu/Virtual/search.asp?s=genus&p=1&n=1171&t=Apocynum UVSC Herbarium - Apocynum]
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
−==External links==
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