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Dogbane Family

Apocynaceae

The Dogbane family includes many plants that can be found in fields and gardens. Some of them have pretty flowers, and they can be important for butterflies and other insects.

Hábitat: Fields and gardens

Aspecto

The Dogbane Family is known for its milky, often poisonous, sap and often features simple, opposite leaves. Its flowers typically have five petals, sometimes fused into a tube, and can range from small and inconspicuous to large and showy, often in shades of white, pink, or yellow.

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Dogbane Family
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Dogbane Family

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Datos interesantes

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Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Pollinator Puzzles

Dogbane Family flowers often have complex shapes and nectar guides to attract specific insect pollinators.

Habilidad

Floating Seeds

Dogbane Family can produce seeds with fluffy hairs that allow them to float far on the wind.

Habilidad

Sticky Pollen Packets

Dogbane Family often produces pollen in special waxy packets for efficient transfer by insects.

Medidas y detalles

Altura
30-200 cm
Extensión
20-100 cm
Tamaño de la flor
1-5 cm
Temporada de floración
Spring to late summer
Comestible
No
Toxicidad
Alta
Ciclo de vida
Perenne
Método de polinización
Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

larvae feed exclusively on milkweed leaves.

eats

Oleander Aphid

Aphis nerii

specialized to feed on toxic members.

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

collects nectar from many flowering species.

pollinates

Painted Lady Butterfly

Vanessa cardui

visits many flowers for nectar.

eats

Two-spotted Spider Mite

Tetranychus urticae

a common pest on many cultivated plants.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

Peligro

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Always wash your hands after touching plants and never eat any part of a plant without asking an adult.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el altura de Dogbane Family?

30-200 cm

¿Cuál es el extensión de Dogbane Family?

20-100 cm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la flor de Dogbane Family?

1-5 cm

¿Cuál es el temporada de floración de Dogbane Family?

Spring to late summer

¿Cuál es el comestible de Dogbane Family?

No

¿Cuál es el toxicidad de Dogbane Family?

Alta

¿Cuál es el ciclo de vida de Dogbane Family?

Perenne

¿Cuál es el método de polinización de Dogbane Family?

Insectos

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