Apocynum cannabinum

TaxID: 13339

Basic Information

Apocynum cannabinum

American-hemp, Hemp Dogbane, hemp dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum (dogbane, amy root, hemp dogbane, prairie dogbane, Indian hemp, hemp dogsbane, rheumatism root, dogsbane, or wild cotton) is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is poisonous to humans, dogs, cats, and horses. All parts of the plant contain toxic cardiac glycosides that can cause potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias if ingested. Some Lepidoptera can withstand the toxins and feed on this plant.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Gentianales

Apocynaceae

Apocynum

cannabinum

Unclassified

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Peru Absent —

Distribution (12 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Belarus Present —
Canada Present —
China Present —
Germany Present —
Iran Present —
Kazakhstan Present —
Republic of Korea Present —
Mexico Present —
Poland Present —
Russian Federation Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (16 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
VPSBC626-13 - rbcLa 551 Canada 2006-07-14 49.382, -121.455
SDH161-14 - rbcLa 552 United States 2009-06-03 33.285, -116.62
RBPLT070-13 - rbcLa 552 Canada 2013-09-14 -
GBVS2936-13 - rbcL 1374 - - -
GBVS2868-13 - matK 1515 - - -
GBVG557-11 - rbcL 1389 - - -
GBVG556-11 - rbcL 1314 - - -
GBVG555-11 - matK 1506 United States - 38.82081, -96.33162
GBVG554-11 - rbcL 672 - - -
GBITS27344-21 - ITS 729 China 2014-09-02 -
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Literature