Difference between revisions of "Apocynum androsaemifolium"
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| + | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
| + | Kingdom: Plantae | ||
| + | *(unranked): Angiosperms | ||
| + | *(unranked): Eudicots | ||
| + | *(unranked): Asterids | ||
| + | *Order: Gentianales | ||
| + | *Family: Apocynaceae | ||
| + | *Genus: ''Apocynum'' | ||
| + | *Species: ''A. androsaemifolium'' | ||
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| + | ===Plant Description=== | ||
| + | A 2-5 ft. widely branching, bushy, perennial with opposite, oval leaves and small groups of tiny, pink, bell-shaped flowers near the branch tips. The flowers’ fragrance is reminiscent of lilac. Numerous small pink, nodding, bell-like flowers, fragrant and striped inside with deeper pink. Milky juice exudes from broken stems and leaves. | ||
| + | These plants are relatives of the milkweeds. Indian Hemp (''A. cannabinum''), a slightly smaller species with erect clusters of greenish-white flowers, is also found in fields and is poisonous. Clasping-leaved Dogbane (''A. sibiricum''), found widely throughout the Northeast in sandy or gravelly habitats such as stream banks, has stalk-less or nearly stalk-less leaves. | ||
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===Seed=== | ===Seed=== | ||
'''Abbreviation:''' APAN | '''Abbreviation:''' APAN | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 16 April 2012
Contents
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae
- (unranked): Angiosperms
- (unranked): Eudicots
- (unranked): Asterids
- Order: Gentianales
- Family: Apocynaceae
- Genus: Apocynum
- Species: A. androsaemifolium
Plant Description
A 2-5 ft. widely branching, bushy, perennial with opposite, oval leaves and small groups of tiny, pink, bell-shaped flowers near the branch tips. The flowers’ fragrance is reminiscent of lilac. Numerous small pink, nodding, bell-like flowers, fragrant and striped inside with deeper pink. Milky juice exudes from broken stems and leaves. These plants are relatives of the milkweeds. Indian Hemp (A. cannabinum), a slightly smaller species with erect clusters of greenish-white flowers, is also found in fields and is poisonous. Clasping-leaved Dogbane (A. sibiricum), found widely throughout the Northeast in sandy or gravelly habitats such as stream banks, has stalk-less or nearly stalk-less leaves.
Seed
Abbreviation: APAN
Seed sample from: 2009
Average Measurement: 1.8 x 0.4 x 0.2
Measurement Range: L: 1.2 – 2.1, W: 0.2 – 0.5, D: 0.1 – 0.3
Features
Shape: Narrow at hilum end, and opposite apex. Seed somewhat flattened.
Color: Hilum white against brown seed body.
Surface: Longitudinally ribbed with small glossy globules. Seed lustrous.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
