Apocynum venetum
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Apocynum venetum is a plant species in the dogbane family, poisonous but used as a source of fiber, medicine, and nectar for production of honey.[2]
Distribution
Apocynum venetum is considered to be native to a wide range in northern Asia and SE Europe: Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, Iran, Iraq, Cyprus, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Japan. [1][2][3]
Subspecies
Subspecies include: [1]
- Apocynum venetum subsp. armenum (Pobed.) ined. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus
- Apocynum venetum subsp. basikurumon (H.Hara) ined. - Japan
- Apocynum venetum subsp. lancifolium (Russanov) ined. - Siberia, China (including Tibet + Xinjiang), Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Apocynum venetum subsp. russanovii (Pobed.) ined. - Ostriv Dzharylhach Peninsula in Ukraine
- Apocynum venetum subsp. sarmatiense (Woodson) ined. - Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus
- Apocynum venetum subsp. scabrum (Russanov) ined. - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan
- Apocynum venetum subsp. tauricum (Pobed.) ined. - Cape St. Ilya in Crimea
- Apocynum venetum subsp. venetum - Italy
References
External links
- ITIS Standard Report for Apocynum cannabinum
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Apocynum cannabinum — invasive plant species in California.
Categories:
- Apocynaceae
- Flora of Southeastern Europe
- Flora of Central Asia
- Flora of Western Asia
- Flora of temperate Asia
- Flora of China
- Flora of Japan
- Flora of Mongolia
- Flora of Pakistan
- Flora of Russia
- Flora of the Caucasus
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Invasive plant species in the United States
- Poisonous plants
- Fiber plants
- Butterfly food plants