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dogbanes

Apocynum

Dogbanes are tall plants with pretty flowers that can be pink or white. They grow in sunny places and are known for their strong stems. Some people use them to make ropes!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The dogbanes has slender, reddish stems with pairs of oval-shaped leaves that often have a paler underside. Its clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers are typically white to pinkish, sometimes striped with red lines inside the petals.

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dogbanes

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

"Dogbane" means "harmful to dogs," showing how poisonous this plant is!

Dogbanes are related to milkweed plants, famous for feeding monarch butterflies!

Even though it's toxic, certain specialized insects can eat it and become poisonous too!

Its milky white sap can irritate skin and eyes, so it’s best not to touch it!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Toxic Sap Shield

Dogbanes has a milky, poisonous sap that deters most animals from eating its leaves and stems for defense.

Fähigkeit

Natural Fiber Source

Its tough, fibrous stems provide strong material that historically was used by people to make ropes and cords.

Fähigkeit

Deep Root Survival

Dogbanes can grow extensive, deep root systems that help it survive droughts and spread in disturbed soils.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-200 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.7 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Deadly
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

attracted to its small flowers

pollinates

common eastern bumble bee

Bombus impatiens

collects nectar and pollen

eats

dogbane leaf beetle

Chrysochus auratus

specialized herbivore immune to toxins

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Do not touch or eat any part of the dogbane plant, as it can be harmful.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von dogbanes?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von dogbanes?

0.2-0.7 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von dogbanes?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von dogbanes?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von dogbanes?

Deadly

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von dogbanes?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von dogbanes?

Insekten

Wo findet man dogbanes normalerweise?

Grasslands

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