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Apocynum

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Apocynum is a genus with about seven species, commonly known as Dogbane and Indian Hemp. The genus occurs throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, except for being absent from western Europe.

Apocynum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Mouse Moth.

[hide]Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Apocynum (Greek for dog-bane). Apocynàceae. Dog-bane. Indian Hemp. Native herbs, sometimes planted in borders. Flowers small, the calyx with acute teeth; corolla bell-shaped, with 5 appendages inside; stamens 5, inserted deep in the corolla, the filaments very short; style 0: seeds silky.—Tough perennial herbs, with milky juice, chiefly of north temperate zone, with oblong or ovate, opposite Lvs., milkweed-like fls. in small cymes, and slender follicles or pods. About 25 species, 10 native to N. Amer. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Selected species

Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading Dogbane)
Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane or Indian Hemp; North America)
Apocynum hendersonii (Northern Asia)
Apocynum pictum (Chinese Dogbane; Eastern Asia)
Apocynum sibiricum (Siberian Dogbane; Northern Asia)
Apocynum venetum (European Dogbane; Eastern Europe, Asia)

Gallery

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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+'''''Apocynum''''' is a [[genus]] with about seven [[species]], commonly known as '''Dogbane''' and '''Indian Hemp'''. The genus occurs throughout most of the temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]], except for being absent from western [[Europe]].
+''Apocynum'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Mouse Moth]].
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 Apocynum (Greek for dog-bane). Apocynàceae. Dog-bane. Indian Hemp. Native herbs, sometimes planted in borders.
 Flowers small, the calyx with acute teeth; corolla bell-shaped, with 5 appendages inside; stamens 5, inserted deep in the corolla, the filaments very short; style 0: seeds silky.—Tough perennial herbs, with milky juice, chiefly of north temperate zone, with oblong or ovate, opposite Lvs., milkweed-like fls. in small cymes, and slender follicles or pods. About 25 species, 10 native to N. Amer.
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+==Cultivation==
+===Propagation===
-{{Taxobox
-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Apocynum''
-| image = Apocynum cannabinum.jpg
-| image_width = 240px
-| image_caption = ''Apocynum cannabinum''
-| regnum = [[Plantae]]
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
-| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
-| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
-| genus = '''''Apocynum'''''
-| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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-'''''Apocynum''''' is a [[genus]] with about seven [[species]], commonly known as '''Dogbane''' and '''Indian Hemp'''. The genus occurs throughout most of the temperate [[Northern Hemisphere]], except for being absent from western [[Europe]].
+===Pests and diseases===
-''Apocynum'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Mouse Moth]].
+==Species==
 ;Selected species
 *''[[Apocynum androsaemifolium]]'' (Spreading Dogbane)
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 *''[[Apocynum venetum]]'' (European Dogbane; Eastern [[Europe]], Asia)
-===Uses===
+==Gallery==
-''[[Apocynum cannabinum]]'' was used as a source of fiber by  [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]]. And ''[[Apocynum venetum]]'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]:羅布麻) is used as the [[herbal tea]] in [[China]].
-In [[homeopathy|homeopathic medicine]], Apocynum is used for chronic diarrhea and edema<ref>{{cite book
+<gallery perrow=5>
-| last = Morrsion, MD
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
-| first = Roger
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
-| title = Desktop guide to keynotes and comfirmatory symptoms
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
-| publisher =Hahnemann Clinic Publishing
+</gallery>
-| date = 1993
-| location =Grass Valley, CA
-| ISBN =0-9635368-0-X}}
-</ref>.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
 ==References==
-*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Apocynum Treatment from the Jepson Manual]
+<references/>
-*{{ITIS|ID=30155}}
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
-*[http://herbarium.uvsc.edu/Virtual/search.asp?s=genus&p=1&n=1171&t=Apocynum UVSC Herbarium - Apocynum]
+<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
+<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
+<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
-[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
+==External links==
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