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Apocynum androsaemifolium
Bitter Dogbane
Redwood National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Apocynum androsaemifolium L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Bitter Dogbane
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Apocynaceae, Genus Apocynum, Species Apocynum androsaemifolium


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Bandelier National Monument
Big Bend National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chiricahua National Monument
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Devils Postpile National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fossil Butte National Monument	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wind Cave National Park	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	3/12/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 6:13:52 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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