dogbane

1. 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 (synset 111787823)
   is a type of: poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
   subtypes:

   • apocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, rheumatism weed, spreading dogbane - North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
   • apocynum cannabinum, indian hemp, rheumatism weed - Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
   • apocynum pumilum, rocky mountain dogbane - North American plant similar to common dogbane
   belongs to: apocynum, genus apocynum - perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers

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