[The Dogbane Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Spreading Dogbane, Bitter Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium

Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum

Corolla of Spreading Dogbane, Bitter Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum) - Sideview of the corolla of Spreading Dogbane, Bitter Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum)

Close-up views of the corolla of flytrap dogbane as seen about one-half mile south of the Little Spokane River near the Spokane Country Club........June 21, 2009.

Spreading Dogbane, Bitter Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum) - Leaves and terminal flower cluster of Spreading Dogbane, Bitter Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum) - Spreading Dogbane, Bitter Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum)

The photos at left and center show flytrap dogbane as seen about one-half mile south of the Little Spokane River near the Spokane Country Club........June 21, 2009. The photo at right shows flytrap dogbane as observed in bloom on Missoula Flood sandbars above the Little Spokane River........ June 27, 2020.

Paul Slichter