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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
In Florida, reports of ''A. cannabinum'' range from Escambia County, eastward to Clay and Volusia Counties, and southward to Hernando and Brevard Counties.<ref name="Hammer 2018">Observation by Roger Hammer in Falling Waters State Park, Washington County, FL, January 9, 2018,
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In Florida, reports of ''A. cannabinum'' range from Escambia County, eastward to Clay and Volusia Counties, and southward to Hernando and Brevard Counties.<ref name="Hammer 2018">Observation by Roger Hammer in Falling Waters State Park, Washington County, FL, January 9, 2018, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook Group August 4, 2017</ref> Otherwise, it can be found throughout the United States in thickets and borders of old fields in pine forests <ref name= "Sievers"/>.
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 13:56, 16 May 2018

Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum cannabinum AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Apocynum
Species: A. cannabinum
Binomial name
Apocynum cannabinum
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APOC CANN DIST.JPG
Natural range of Apocynum cannabinum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Apocynum cannabinum var. cannabinum, Apocynum cannabinum var. pubescens, Apocynum cannabinum var. nemorale, Apocynum cannabinum var. glaberrimum, Apocynum cannabinum var. greeneanum.

Varieties: none

Description

A. cannabinum, also known as Indianhemp, is a native member of the Apocynaceae family, with a perennial forb growth habit [1]. It grows to a height between 2 to 4 feet with erect branches and sharp-pointed leaves. [2].

Distribution

In Florida, reports of A. cannabinum range from Escambia County, eastward to Clay and Volusia Counties, and southward to Hernando and Brevard Counties.[3] Otherwise, it can be found throughout the United States in thickets and borders of old fields in pine forests [2].

Ecology

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Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=APCA
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sievers, A. F. (1930). American medicinal plants of commercial importance. Washington, USDA.
  3. Observation by Roger Hammer in Falling Waters State Park, Washington County, FL, January 9, 2018, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook Group August 4, 2017