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

Bitter Dogbane, Spreading Dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium

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

Bitter Dogbane, Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum)

Bitter dogbane as seen along the switchback trail up the south side of Klahhane Ridge, Olympic National Park.........July 27, 2014. Note the corolla lobes which are shorter and broader and not as deeply cleft as those in var. pumilum.

Paul Slichter