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Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
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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!
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.
