Apocynum androsaemifolium

Classification	Dicots
Family	Apocynaceae
Family (Traditional)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Apocynum
Species:	Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Common Name	Spreading Dogbane
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Multiple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Apocynum ambigens	Apocynum ambigens Greene
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. glabrum	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. glabrum Macoun
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. griseum	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. griseum (Greene) Bég. & Bel.
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum A. DC.
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. intermedium	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. intermedium Woods.
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. pumilum	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. pumilum A. Gray
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum (Greene) Boivin
Apocynum androsaemifolium var. woodsonii	Apocynum androsaemifolium var. woodsonii Boivin
Apocynum macranthum	Apocynum macranthum
Apocynum pumilum	Apocynum pumilum (A. Gray) Greene
Apocynum pumilum var. rhomboideum	Apocynum pumilum var. rhomboideum (Greene) Bég. & Bel.
Apocynum scopulorum	Apocynum scopulorum Greene ex Rydb.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Rowan (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Polk (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 1989

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU007913	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Apocynum androsaemifolium
31973000005030	Campbell	Kentucky	03 Jun 1989	Thieret, John s.n.	KNK Apocynum androsaemifolium
31973000005029	Campbell	Kentucky	03 Jun 1989	Thieret, John s.n.	KNK Apocynum androsaemifolium
MDKY00007356	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177019	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177018	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177015	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177016	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177021	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177017	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
TENN-V-0177020	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Apocynum androsaemifolium
UCHT023910	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Apocynum androsaemifolium
BRIT70763	Williamson	Tennessee	14 Jul 1987	Lisa Kelly 1018	VDB Apocynum ambigens
BRIT70746	Coffee	Tennessee	12 Aug 1969	R. Kral 36296	VDB Apocynum cannabinum
BRIT70757	Sumner	Tennessee	28 May 1975	J. Alcorn 484	VDB Apocynum ambigens
BRIT70767	Polk	Tennessee	23 Jun 1972	Leo Collins 898	VDB Apocynum androsaemifolium
UCHT034037	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Apocynum androsaemifolium

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Apocynum androsaemifolium

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