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Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)

Image ID: 2011/gtwn72

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Native
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)
Height: 1 to 4 ft. (shrub)
Blooms: June to August
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.375 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Fused petals, 5 parts
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date:  6/19/2011
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Folklore, History, and Other Facts
Contains poisonous cardiac glycosides.
The following information is taken from my great-grandmother's copy of The Herbalist (1918). This information is presented for historic purposes only, as many remedies recommended by this book are toxic!
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

The Herbalist