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Taxon  Report   425    
Apocynum androsaemifolium  L.
Bitter dogbane,   Spreading dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Apocynaceae  
Genus: Apocynum

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFApocynum Xfloribundum
PLANTSApocynum ambigens
PLANTSApocynum androsaemifolium ssp. pumilum
JEF + PLANTSApocynum androsaemifolium var. glabrum
PLANTSApocynum androsaemifolium var. griseum
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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/29/2022).