Family | Apocynaceae | Dogbanes

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The five subfamilies in the dogbane family are:

• Apocynoideae
• Asclepiadoideae
• Periplocoideae
• Rauvolfioideae
• Secamonoideae

Apocynoideae____________________________

Mandevilla

Mandevilla

Mandevilla

Mandevilla

Mandevilla

Mandevilla

Mandevilla

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Oleander, Nerium oleander

Oleander, Nerium oleander

Oleander, Nerium oleander

Oleander, Nerium oleander

Asclepiadoideae____________________________

FWBG, BRIT, Fort Worth, Texas                                                                                              Photograph: Jeanette Hyden

Green Milkweed, Antelope horn milkweed  (Asclepias viridis)

FWBG, BRIT, Fort Worth, Texas                                                                     Photograph: Jeanette Hyden

Green Milkweed, Antelope horn milkweed  (Asclepias viridis)

A silky, hair-like structure assists in dispersing the seeds

 when the pods break open.

The most common methods of seed dispersal for plants are wind, water, animals, explosion and fire. When the milkweed follicle breaks open the seeds are transported by the wind as the breeze blows the hairlike comas to more distant locations.

The Milkweed flower is called an umbellate cymes

The milkweed seedpod is known as a follicle

The milkweed seedpod is known as a follicle

The seeds, each with long, white flossy hairs (coma), occur in the follicle seedpod and are dispersed after the pod breaks open and the wind carries the seed away.

Rauvolfioideae_______________________________

Vinca 

Variegated Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Variegata')

Variegated Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Variegata')

Amsonia

Blue Star flower buds (Amsonia)

 Plumeria

Frangipani (Plumeria)

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Linnaeus 1735	Haeckel 1866	Chatton 1925	Copeland 1938	Whittaker 1969	Woese et al. 1990	Cavalier-Smith 1998	Cavalier-Smith 2015
2 kingdoms	3 kingdoms	2 empires	4 kingdoms	5 kingdoms	3 domains	2 empires, 6 kingdoms	2 empires, 7 kingdoms

*Wiki chart

Taxonomy

Family: FAMILY | APOCYNACEAE

Family Common Name: Dogbane Family

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Superdivision/Superphylum:

Division: Angiosperm

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Superclass:

Class: Eudicots

Subclass:  Superasterids

Infraclass:  Asterids

Subterclass:  euasterids

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Manorder:

Superorder: Lamids

Order: Gentianales

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Superfamily:

Family: FAMILY | APOCYNACEAE

Subfamilies: Asclepiadoideae, Periplocoideae, Rauvolfioideae, Secamonoideae

Genera: 348

Species:  5100

Resources________________________________________

Endress ME, Bruyns PV (2000). "A revised classification of the Apocynaceae s.l.. The Botanical Review. 66 (1): 1–56.

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Variegated Leaves

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Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes. Some variegation is attractive and ornamental and gardeners tend to preserve these.

Tasman Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata'

Variegated Flax Lily (Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata')
Mexican Sage, Purple Basil, Holly, Autumn Sedum, Louisiana Iris

Last year I planted this Variegated Flax Lily and have found it likes this site next to a bench in my garden and underneath an oak tree. It receives enough early sunshine in this location.  Replacing the purple basil this year with purple oxalis. Flax lily is mildly toxic to humans, so wash your hands thoroughly after handling.    


 

Variegated Greater Periwinkle

Vinca  major  'Variegata'

Variegated Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Variegata')

Variegated Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Variegata')

Charlotte's Blush Variegated Milkweed

Asclepias curassavica  'Charlotte's Blush'

Milkweed Bug on Variegated milkweed

IRIS PALLIDA VARIEGATA

Orris Root Iris

If you have ever made potpourri you will be familiar with this iris. Orris root is used in designer perfumes and has a violet scent.

The variegated foliage is lovely after the flowers have faded.

Spurge

Euphorbia  'Ascot Rainbow'

Mediterranean Spurge

Euphorbia  'Characias' 

Variegated Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum falcatum 'Variegatum'

Liriope, Ribbon Grass

Liriope spicata  'Silver Dragon' 

Snow-on-the-Mountain

Aegopodium podagraria

The variegated form is grown as an ornamental plant, throughout the mid-west. It is considered invasive but is used by homeowners to add a  "groundcover type plant" to areas difficult to populate or dark areas underneath trees.

Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

Shell ginger is a very striking ginger. The plants cannot tolerate hard freezes. It is a high contrast specimen in nearly any planting combination because of the bright yellow color in the variegated foliage.

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