Hemp Dogbane

(Apocynum cannabinum)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Seeds

Growing habit: Erect woody perennial, milky sap in stem and leaves

Root/stem anatomy: Initially fibrous from taproot; colonizes from long horizontal rootstock

Leaves: Oppositely arranged, simple, margins entire, ovate, glabrous or sparingly pubescent beneath, short petiole

Reproduction: Flowers in dense terminal cymes, white, perfect, small

_{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}