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Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Apocynum cannabinum L. |
| Common
name: |
Indianhemp |
| Synonomy: | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. angustifolium (Woot.) N.H. Holmgren | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. glaberrimum A. DC. | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. greeneanum (BÈg. & Beloserky) Woodson | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. hypericifolium (Aiton) A. Gray | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. nemorale (G.S. Mill.) Fernald | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. pubescens (Mitchell ex R. Br.) Woodson | | Apocynum cannabinum L. var. suksdorfii (Greene) BÈg. & Beloserky | | Apocynum hypericifolium Aiton | | Apocynum pubescens Mitchell ex R. Br. | | Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. | | Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. cordigerum (Greene) Fernald | | Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. farwellii (Greene) Fernald | | Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. var. salignum (Greene) Fernald | | Apocynum suksdorfii Greene | | Apocynum suksdorfii Greene var. angustifolium (Woot.) Woodson |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Apocynaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
2-6' |
| Foliage: |
small elliptical leaves, app 2-3" long, opposite; milky juice |
| Flowers: |
small, inconspicuous greenish white |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
bloomm early June to late August; fruits September and October |
| Habitat: |
dry or well-drained, open upland ground; a weed in the Pinelands |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide but variety pubescens is confined ito the Pine barrens |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
The fiber has historically been used for making fishing nets,
strings, ropes, and cordage. Some Native American women used it as
"itatamat", which entailed tying knots on hemp lines to mark
important events, such as death, births, etc. It was then rolled into a
ball.
For more interesting facts on A. cannabinum, see the USDA plant guide |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 22. |
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