Scientific Name
Apocynum cannabinum

Common Name
Indian hemp
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit: Open cluster of minute, urn-shaped, greenish white flowers
Flowering Season: Late spring into summer
Foliage: 1 to 3-inch ovate or elliptical leaves; erect main stem and greenish side branches
Site: Roadsides, dry woodland margins, recent clearings, open thickets, shores
Comments: Poisonous
 
 

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