Clasping Dogbane
Apocynum sibiricum
Found in forests, woodlands, riverside scour areas, roadsides, pastures. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you
Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
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Recorded in 28 Virginia counties.
Natural habitats
Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.
Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.
Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground
Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.
Who uses this plant?
17CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA
Genus host records with ranges including VA · 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
- Pygarctia abdominalisYellow-Edged Pygarctia
- Pyrrhia exprimensPurple-Lined Sallow, Purple-Lined Sun Moth
- Saucrobotys futilalisDogbane Saucrobotys
- Spargaloma sexpunctataSix-Spotted Gray
- Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
18BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Apocynum
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimNo records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
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 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
| Virginia rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| VA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition
- 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