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Spreading dogbane

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Plants
ToxicNativeHerbPerennial
Spreading dogbane, photo 1 of 5
Spreading dogbane, In flower
Spreading dogbane, In fruit

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 2,811 observations of Spreading dogbane in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais390
  2. Estrie368
  3. Laurentides343
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue264
  5. Montérégie227
  6. Lanaudière224
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean192
  8. Mauricie163
  9. Capitale-Nationale149
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches137
  11. Montréal120
  12. Centre-du-Québec105
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent69
  14. Côte-Nord25
  15. Laval18
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  17. Nord-du-Québec7

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

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