Spreading Dogbane
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Apocynum Species: A. androsaemifolium
Binomial name
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Synonyms
Apocynum ambigens Apocynum pumilum Apocynum scopulorum

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.

References

• Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 
• Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 

External links

• http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/apocynumandr.html

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Apocynum androsaemifolium". Image Credit.

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