The dog's bane

Apocynum androsaemifolium, July 15, 2021

Apocynum androsaemifolium, July 15, 2021

Common & scientific name
Spreading dogbane, Apocynum androsaemifolium

Family
Dogbane, Apocynaceae

Location
Difficult Trail, 8,300’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A bane to dogs and other animals owing to its toxic, milky sap, it nevertheless has delightful, bell-shaped, white & pink-striped flowers on large, attractive plants.