Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Indian Hemp (Hemp Dogbane)

Apocynum cannabinum - Locally common, all summer, perennial, 1-3 feet. Stems stout, upright, branched at top. Milky sap. Leaves clasping stem or nearly so, 2-3 in. long, yellowish green, ascending, opposite, elliptical to egg-shaped, with pointed tips. Flowers in short-stalked clusters along stem, bell-shaped, greenish or white. Grows in moist places that do not dry out, near streams, springs, among agricultural crops, at low to mid elevations. Used as an important source of fiber by Native Americans. Native.