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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
Genus host records with ranges including KY · Apocynum
- Acronicta impressaImpressive Dagger, Printed Dagger
- Acronicta noctivagaNight-Wandering Dagger, Burglar Dagger
- Arctia parthenosSt. Lawrence Tiger Moth
- Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
- Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
- Clepsis clemensianaClemens' Clepsis
- Cycnia oregonensisOregon Cycnia
- Cycnia teneraDelicate Cycnia, Dogbane Tiger Moth
- Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
- Ostrinia penitalisAmerican Lotus Borer, Lily Moth
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- Papaipema baptisiaeWild Indigo Borer, Indigo Stem Borer
- Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
- Pyrrhia exprimensPurple-Lined Sallow, Purple-Lined Sun Moth
- Saucrobotys futilalisDogbane Saucrobotys
- Spargaloma sexpunctataSix-Spotted Gray
- Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimGrowing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Also known as
Clasping Dog Bane; Clasping Dogbane; Clasping Leaf Dog Bane; Clasping Leaf Dogbane; Clasping Leaved Dog Bane; Clasping Leaved Dogbane; Claspingleaf Dog Bane; Claspingleaf Dogbane; Claspingleaved Dog Bane; Claspingleaved Dogbane; Indian Hemp; Indianhemp
Conservation status
| Kentucky rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| KY status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications