Apocynum cannabinum
speciesAt a glance
Sources15 archives
Databases and archives Apocynum cannabinum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation6 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility38 311 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI17 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics28 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Apocynum cannabinum (dogbane, amy root, hemp dogbane, prairie dogbane, Indian hemp, rheumatism root, or wild cotton) is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows throughout much of North America—in the southern half of Canada and throughout the United States. It is a poisonous plant: Apocynum means "poisonous to dogs". All parts of the plant are poisonous and can cause cardiac arrest if ingested. However, some Lepidoptera feed on this plant, such as two hummingbird moths. The specific epithet cannabinum and the common names hemp dogbane and Indian hemp refer to its similarity to Cannabis. Although dogbane is poisonous to livestock, it likely got its name from its resemblance to a European species of the same name.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology5
Life cycle & reproduction29
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment25
Physiology & chemistry23
Uses & economy15
Other traits6
Compounds documented for Apocynum cannabinum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds67 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 331,000 ppm | DukesPhytochem | |
| FAT | 238,000 ppm | DukesPhytochem |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Apocynum cannabinum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Apocynum cannabinum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 223×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
2n 162×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-fedorov
n 111×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Record type38 311 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions149 of 232 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Wuzhou, CN | 741 |
| Chicago, US | 327 |
| Bronx, US | 272 |
| Bloomington, US | 241 |
| St. Paul, US | 204 |
| Saint Louis, US | 187 |
| Philadelphia, US | 157 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 142 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 114 |
| Fort Worth, US | 108 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 102 |
| Claremont, US | 91 |
| Riverside, US | 83 |
| Flagstaff, US | 78 |
| Austin, US | 73 |
| Burlington, US | 72 |
| Chadron, US | 72 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 68 |
| Victoria, CA | 66 |
| Williamsburg, US | 65 |
| San Diego, US | 64 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 64 |
| Bangkok, TH | 62 |
| Albuquerque, US | 61 |
| College Park, US | 60 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 58 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 58 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 51 |
| Allentown, US | 47 |
| Davis, US | 44 |
| Denver, US | 44 |
| DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record | 44 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 43 |
| New Haven, US | 41 |
| Pittsburg, US | 40 |
| Corvallis, US | 40 |
| University of New Hampshirelocation not on record | 39 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 38 |
| Spearfish, US | 36 |
| DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record | 36 |
| Pullman, US | 35 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 34 |
| Lincoln, US | 32 |
| Madison, US | 30 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 29 |
| Montréal, CA | 29 |
| Emporia, US | 27 |
| Jackson, US | 27 |
| Phoenix, US | 25 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 24 |
| GB | 22 |
| Saint John, CA | 22 |
| US | 22 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 22 |
| Cincinnati, US | 21 |
| Davenport, US | 21 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 19 |
| Bozeman, US | 19 |
| Fayetteville, US | 19 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 19 |
| Staten Island, US | 18 |
| Québec, CA | 17 |
| Dekalb, US | 17 |
| CASlocation not on record | 17 |
| Little Rock, US | 16 |
| Moscow, US | 15 |
| Knoxville, US | 15 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 15 |
| Arcata, US | 15 |
| Durango, MX | 14 |
| Missoula, US | 14 |
| Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record | 14 |
| Mexico City, MX | 14 |
| Mississippi State, US | 14 |
| Caldwell, US | 14 |
| New Brunswick, US | 13 |
| WINlocation not on record | 13 |
| Toronto, CA | 12 |
| Logan, US | 12 |
| Clemson, US | 12 |
| Vancouver, CA | 12 |
| Millersville, US | 12 |
| Provo, US | 11 |
| Kirksville, US | 11 |
| Portland, US | 10 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 10 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 10 |
| Columbia, US | 9 |
| Tampa, US | 9 |
| Mexico City, MX | 9 |
| Fairfax, US | 9 |
| Washington, US | 9 |
| Ypsilanti, US | 9 |
| EL PASO, US | 8 |
| University of Wisconsinlocation not on record | 8 |
| GAlocation not on record | 8 |
| Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 8 |
| Whitewater, US | 8 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 8 |
| Springfield, US | 8 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 7 |
| Durango, US | 7 |
| Chicago, US | 7 |
| Orem, US | 7 |
| Mount Pleasant, US | 7 |
| Northridge, US | 7 |
| Boise, US | 7 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 6 |
| China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 6 |
| Miami, US | 6 |
| Philadelphia, US | 6 |
| Lubbock, US | 6 |
| Brookings, US | 6 |
| San Angelo, US | 6 |
| Morgantown, US | 6 |
| US | 6 |
| Grand Junction, US | 5 |
| Lord Fairfax Community Collegelocation not on record | 5 |
| Denton, US | 5 |
| Keene State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Green Bay, US | 5 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 5 |
| Valdosta State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Hudson, US | 5 |
| Dover, US | 5 |
| Jefferson City, US | 5 |
| Edmonton, CA | 5 |
| Henderson, US | 5 |
| Irvine, US | 5 |
| Long Beach, US | 5 |
| Beijing, CN | 4 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 4 |
| Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Fargo, US | 4 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 4 |
| IDElocation not on record | 4 |
| Richmond, US | 4 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 4 |
| Los Angeles, US | 4 |
| Tacoma, US | 4 |
| Asheville, US | 4 |
| Macomb, US | 4 |
| University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record | 4 |
| VALElocation not on record | 4 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Pocatello, US | 4 |
| Minia, EG | 4 |
| Johnson City, US | 4 |
| Austin, US | 3 |
| Tennessee Technological Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Waverly, US | 3 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 3 |
| Mohonk Preservelocation not on record | 3 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan Collegelocation not on record | 3 |
| US | 3 |
| Harrisonburg, US | 3 |
| DOI/NPS, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Traillocation not on record | 3 |
| Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroelocation not on record | 3 |
| James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record | 2 |
| San Jose, US | 2 |
| State University of New York, College at Oneontalocation not on record | 2 |
| USFSlocation not on record | 2 |
| Montréal, CA | 2 |
| Conway, US | 2 |
| Durham, US | 2 |
| INFlocation not on record | 2 |
| Giardini Botanici Hanburylocation not on record | 2 |
| Oswego, US | 2 |
| Hamilton, US | 2 |
| Hermosillo, MX | 2 |
| Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| LINUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 2 |
| Kingston, US | 2 |
| Vanderbilt Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Görlitz, DE | 2 |
| Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record | 2 |
| Russellville, US | 2 |
| Turlock, US | 2 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| Norfolk, US | 1 |
| Guasave, MX | 1 |
| Tempe, US | 1 |
| STNFlocation not on record | 1 |
| USFS/BHSClocation not on record | 1 |
| Kew, GB | 1 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| University of South Dakotalocation not on record | 1 |
| Mount Berry, US | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Truckee, US | 1 |
| Pomona Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Pondicherry, IN | 1 |
| Meguro Parasitological Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bend, US | 1 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preservelocation not on record | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Dresden, DE | 1 |
| Cheney, US | 1 |
| Audubon Society -- Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuarylocation not on record | 1 |
| CONCOLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Brisbane, AU | 1 |
| Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| LPMMBHlocation not on record | 1 |
| Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preservelocation not on record | 1 |
| Cslocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Elikins, US | 1 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 1 |
| Due West, US | 1 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 1 |
| Angwin, US | 1 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 1 |
| Stephenville, US | 1 |
| Bureau of Land Managementlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ensenada, MX | 1 |
| Canberra, AU | 1 |
| KNFHClocation not on record | 1 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 1 |
| Bureau of Land Management, Caliente Field Officelocation not on record | 1 |
| Science Museum of Minnesotalocation not on record | 1 |
| LDlocation not on record | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| Black Rock Forest Consortiumlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Apocynum cannabinum was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.