Apocynum cannabinum (dogbane, amy root, hemp dogbane, prairie dogbane, Indian hemp, rheumatism root, or wild cotton) [4] is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America —in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is poisonous to humans, dogs, cats, and horses.

Spreading dogbane is found in a variety of habitats, from native plant communities to weedy roadsides and waste areas. The flowers produce nectar that is an important food source for insects, most notably the monarch butterfly.

Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) is a North American native plant found throughout the continental United States and southern Canada. It is commonly found in wooded areas along the banks of lakes and streams. Unlike most herbs, it prefers wet locations.

Indian hemp, or dogbane, is a shrubby, upright perennial with opposite branches and milky sap. Flowers are tiny, 5-pointed bells, massed in cymes, white or greenish white, attractive to bees.

Jul 8, 2014 · Dogbanes are among the food plants used by the caterpillars of the Snowberry Clearwing moth, and of the Delicate Cycnia, also called the Dogbane Tiger Moth (Cycnia tenera). Like the milkweeds, dogbane stems contain fibers that can be used to make rope.

Dogbane, dog- bane, dog's bane, [citation needed] and other variations, some of them regional and some transient, are names for certain plants that are reputed to kill or repel dogs; "bane" originally meant "slayer", and was later applied to plants to indicate that they were poisonous to particular creatures. [citation needed]

Dogbane is also called Indianhemp. The plant has opposing leaves and dense heads of small greenish-white flowers, which are popular with small insect pollinators; mostly bees and moths. The USDA-NRCA lists Dogbane as "very high" in its importance to pollinators.

Used by Native Americans and in herbal medicine to treat a variety of ailments. Fibers were used as thread for sewing or to make string, netting and other items. Its flowers provides nectar to bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

This weedy plant adapts to mildly acidic to alkaline soil containing loam, clay-loam, or clay-gravel. It readily tolerates flooded conditions during the spring, while tolerating drought later in the year.

Feb 20, 2024 · Dogbane (Plectranthus caninus) is a semi-succulent perennial herb from the mint family which is native to South Africa. Despite not being edible, dogbane has numerous uses in a home food garden and is considered a valuable pioneer support plant by permaculturists.