[Wildflowers with 5 Petals West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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

Apocynaceae (includes the former Asclepediaceae)

Hemp Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum

Hemp Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum

Members of the Dogbane Family found West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washinton:

Flytrap Dogbane, Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium - The following 2 varieties of flytrap dogbane have been lumped together. I've kept them as separate taxa to aid in their differentiation.

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

Dwarf Dogbane, Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. pumilum (Synonym: Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. pumilum, Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum, Apocynum pumilum, Apocynum pumilum var. pumilum, Apocynum pumilum var. rhomboideum) - Flowers pink and 5-7 mm long. Plants 20-50 cm high. Calyx less than half as long as the corolla. Leaves petiolate and spreading or drooping.

Hemp Dogbane, Common Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum (Synonyms: Apocynum cannabinum var. angustifolium, Apocynum cannabinum var. glaberrimum, Apocynum cannabinum var. greeneanum, Apocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium, Apocynum cannabinum var. nemorale, Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens, Apocynum cannabinum var. suksdorfii, Apocynum hypericifolium, Apocynum pubescens, Apocynum sibiricum, Apocynum sibiricum var. cordigerum, Apocynum sibiricum var. farwellii, Apocynum sibiricum var. salignum, Apocynum suksdorfii, Apocynum suksdorfii var. angustifolium) - Flowers white to greenish-white and 2-4 mm long. Plants 30-100 cm high. Leaves short petiolate above, often subsessile below.

Western Dogbane: Apocynum xfloribundum (Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium x cannabinum, Apocynum jonesii, Apocynum medium, Apocynum medium var. floribundum, Apocynum medium var. lividum, Apocynum medium var. leuconeuron, Apocynum medium var. medium, Apocynum medium var. sarniense, Apocynum medium var. vestitum, Apocynum milleri) - Flowers pink and 4.5-6 mm long. Calyx at least half as long as the corolla. Plants 20-60 cm high. Leaves subsessile to petiolate and often ascending.

Milkweeds: The Genus Asclepias

Bigleaf Periwinkle, Greater Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca: Vinca major (Synonym: Vinca major var. variegata) - Flowers large (3-5 cm wide) and blue. Plants are viny and serve as a domestic groundcover.

Common Periwinkle, Lesser Periwinkle, Myrtle, Running Myrtle: Vinca minor


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