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Indianhemp (Apocynum Cannabinum) Native Growing Regions: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Apocynum
• Family: Apocynaceae
• Order: Gentianales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: KY NE&GP SWSS WSWS
• National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU FAC+
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FAC-) 3(FAC) 4(FAC) 5(FAC) 6(FAC) 7(FAC+) 8(FAC) 9(FAC+) 0(FAC)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: White
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Color: White
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Single Stem
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height Mature (feet): 3.3
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Moderate
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: No
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: Severe
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: Medium
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Medium
• Fertility Requirement: Medium
• Fire Tolerance: None
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 100
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: High
• pH (Minimum): 4.5
• pH (Maximum): 7
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 3100
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 11000
• Precipitation (Minimum): 15
• Precipitation (Maximum): 60
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 12
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
• Temperature Minimum (°F): -43
• Bloom Period: Summer
• Commercial Availability: No Known Source
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: No
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 500000
• Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
• Seedling Vigor: Medium
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: None

Indianhemp (Apocynum Cannabinum)

Apocynum Cannabinum, or more commonly know as Indianhemp, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and white flowers of the genus Apocynum. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 3.3 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during summer, is somewhat tolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Apocynum Cannabinum or Indianhemp‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Tags: Apocynaceae, Apocynum, Dicot, Forb/herb, Gentianales, Green, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Moderate, Perennial, Single Stem

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