Status: Native
Synonyms:
Apocynum angustifolium Wooton
Apocynum cannabinum Linnaeus var. angustifolium (Wooton) N. Holmgren
Apocynum cannabinum Linnaeus var. glaberrimum A.P. de Candolle
Apocynum hypericifolium Aiton
Apocynum laurinum Greene
Apocynum sibericum Jacquin var. salignum (Greene) Fernald
Apocynum suksdorfii Greene var. angustifolium (Wooton) Woodson
Apocynum viride Wooton & Standley
Apocynum cannabinum has opposite, lanceolate leaves and small whitish flowers. The
stems and leaves are glabrous. The stalks are very fibrous. The stems are bright red, an
easy field character. Apocynum cannabinum can be found in forest clearings as well as in
rocky streambeds.
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Apocynum cannabinum, photo Russ Kleinman & the GNPS Field Trip to Rocky Canyon, Sept. 16, 2007
Apocynum cannabinum, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, June 4, 2009
Apocynum cannabinum, cyme, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, June 4, 2009
Apocynum cannabinum, cyme, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, June 4, 2009
Apocynum cannabinum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, Rocky Canyon, June 4, 2009
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