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Spreading Dogbane
(Apocynum androsaemifolium)
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Form:
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Rhizomatous perennial, 10-24 inches, with branched stems.
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Leaves:
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Opposite, simple, oval to lance-shaped, spreading and
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drooping, hairless above.
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Flowers:
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Small pink bell-shaped corolla with spreading lobes, showy
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and sweet-scented, at tops of stems and on side branches.
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Habitat:
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Warm, well-drained soils. Open forests
and clearings.
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Season:
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June-July.
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