Plant identification-- dog bane? - Ask Extension
This plant has popped up in several places in a garden that gets very wet. Someone suggested that it might be dog name. Any ideas?
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Plant identification-- dog bane? #413289
Asked July 10, 2017, 8:49 PM EDT
This plant has popped up in several places in a garden that gets very wet. Someone suggested that it might be dog name. Any ideas?
Baltimore City County Maryland
Expert Response
This does look like Hemp dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), which is closely related to common milkweed. If so, a broken stem will have a milky sap.
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