Apocynum androsaemifolium

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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.

[edit] References

• Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 

[edit] External links

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