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DOGBANE FAMILY
(APOCYNCEAE)
 
Butterfly larval food Butterfly nectar food:  Banded Hairstreak, Red-banded Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak
 
NOTE: Many (all?) plants in this family are toxic to animals and humans.
 
 
name		 
area		flower
& fruit		 
season		 
other
Bluestar
  Amsonia ciliata		NCblue, whiteSpSup
Oleander
  Nerium oleander		NCSmanySpSuFWs, ta, th
Codes: N=north
C=central
S=south		 Sp=spring
Su=summer
F=fall
W=winter		 a=annual
b=biennial
p=perennial
s=shrub
t=tree
v=vine		 i=invasive
 
ta=toxic to animals
th=toxic to humans

 
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