Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Apocynaceae
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Spreading dogbane in flower, photo credit D. Botcherby 2022
Names and Their Meanings
Spreading Dogbane - Apocynum androsaemifolium
English
Spreading dogbane, creeping dogbane, fly-trap dogbane
Kanienʼkéha
wahseriye'tonnyà:tha, skatsí:wa'k
Anishinaabemowin
sasa'bikwan, ma'kwona'gicobji'bik
French
Apocyn à feuilles d'androsème, herbe à la puce, gobe-mouche
Spreading Dogbane
Description and Habitat
Carnivorous plant; milky sap; this is not Apocynum cannabinum, which is the more popular dogbane, also often called hemp dogbane, or Indian hemp, after its widespread use for fiber arts and cordage. However, Spreading dogbane fibers can also be made into cordage and other fiber-based endeavors, and is also a medicine. Frederick Wilkerson Waugh documented use of dogbane for cordage at Six Nations of the Grand River in the early 20th century.
Conservation Status
S5 (Secure) in Ontario, Québec and New York