Question: Roadside in woods, Lincoln, Massachusetts, blooming in the past week or two.
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Question
Roadside in woods, Lincoln, Massachusetts, blooming in the past week or two.
Answer
Dear jfc, this plant is Apocynum androsaemifolium (spreading dogbane). The hanging flowers that are pink or white with pink stripes and with prominently spreading lobes are good characteristics for this species. If you find a large enough colony, you can locate the opal beetle (also called dogbane beetle) on this plant during July (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysochus_auratus_-_Dogbane_Beetle_(6881287554).jpg). Best wishes.
