Apocynum cannabinum


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Related to Apocynum cannabinum: Apocynum androsaemifolium, Apocynaceae, dogbane, Indian hemp
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Noun1.Apocynum cannabinum - Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native AmericansApocynum cannabinum - Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
dogbane - any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root
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Steer+Sheep ploLs were grazed by steers from mid-April to midjuly and grazed by sheep from early August to early October Scientific name Common name Nectar source Acalypha virginica Virginia copperleaf y Achillea millefolium Western yarrow y Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed Ambrosia bidentata Lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya Western ragweed Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed Amphiachyris Annual broomweed dracunculoides Antennaria neglrcla Field pussytoes Apocynum cannabinum Hemp dogbane Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed s Asclepias viridis Green antelopehorn s Baptisia australis Blue wildindigo y Baptisia bracteata var.
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane and Milkweed Family) Apocynum cannabinum L.--CW, SW; OF, WE; Infrequent; C = 2; BSUH 19772.
Cardiac glycosides are found in a diverse group of plants including Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata (Foxgloves), Nerium oleander (Common oleander), Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander), Convallaria majalis (Lily of the valley), Urginea maritime and Urginea indica (Squill), Strophanthus gratus (ouabain), Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane), and Cheiranthus cheiri (Wallflower) has resulted in cardiac glycoside poisoning.
Apocynin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyacetophenone) was first reported to be isolated from the roots of Apocynum cannabinum L.
indica Lamarck," a name alluding to the historical narcotic use in India) and Apocynum cannabinum, which was used by North American Indians as a fiber plant.
twined from the peeled, cured, and hand spun fibers of dogbane orsilkweed (Apocynum cannabinum), the bags were decorated with contrasting-colored plant fibers.
false indigo Antennaria neglecta Greene pussytoes Apocynum cannabinum L.
Harrington also wrote that freshwater fish (primarily steelhead or "salmon") were caught with fishing poles, fish spears, nets made from Indian-hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) or nettle (Urtica dioica holosericea) cordage, hook-and-line, and fish poisons, notably pounded soap plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) (also see Craig 1967; Hudson and Blackburn 1979 1984; Timbrook 2008).
(especially auriculata and purpurea), Allium canadense, Apocynum cannabinum, Asclepias tuberosa, Desmanthus illinoensis, Desmodium spp.
A auto-incompatibilidade tardia vem sendo observada entre especies perenes, como Apocynum cannabinum Indian Hemp.
ambigua 0.01 0.07 0.08 Rosa multiora 0.17 0.03 0.20 Umus americana 0.01 0.07 0.08 Viburnum recognitum 0.20 0.21 0.41 Herbs Agrimonia gryposepala 0.04 0.04 Agrostis perennans 0.05 0.05 Antboxanthum odoratum 0.08 0.08 Apocynum cannabinum 0.05 0.05 Danthonia spicata 0.04 0.04 Fragaria virginiana 0.04 0.04 Glyceria striata 0.04 0.04 Holcbus lanatus 0.05 0.05 Potentilla simplex 0.05 0.05 Rosa multiflora 0.05 0.05 Solidago altissima 0.05 0.05 Solidago juncea 0.05 0.05 Solidago nemoralis 0.05 0.05 Toxicodendron radicans 0.04 0.04 * Columns are coded as: RDE = relative density, RF = relative percent frequency, I = importance index.