Spreading Dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Family: Dogbane (Apocynaceae)
AKA: Wandering Milkweed
Photo taken on:
August 2, 2008
Location:
Poverty Gulch, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to subalpine
Habitat:
Gravelly slopes, roadsides
Grows to 3ft with milky sap which is POISONOUS. Could be mistaken for Snowberry.
Flowers are nodding and bell-shaped with red veins.
Photo taken on:
August 2, 2008
Location:
Poverty Gulch, GV, CO