Apocynum androsaemifolium

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Spreading dogbane (Fly-trap dogbane; Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a flowering plant.

Milky sap appears on broken stems.

Leaf margin is entire and leaf veination is alternate. Its leaves appear as pointed ovals, while its flowers appear terminally on a stalk.

Read about Apocynum androsaemifolium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Apocynum androsaemifolium, Linn. Spreading Dog-bane. Three ft. or less high, usually glabrous, the branches spreading: lobes of corolla revolute and tube of corolla longer than the calyx: Lvs. oval or ovate, mucronate, short-petioled: cymes loose, axillary and terminal; fls. bell-like, white or pink. N. N. Amer.; common.—Sold by dealers in native plants. Useful for the hardy border as it will stand dry open places. Root used in medicine; sometimes gathered by drug-collectors for A. cannabinum, but as its action is different, it should not be substituted. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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