APOCYNUM HYPERICEFOLIUM
\ɐpˈɒsɪnəm hˌa͡ɪpəɹa͡ɪsfˈə͡ʊli͡əm], \ɐpˈɒsɪnəm hˌaɪpəɹaɪsfˈəʊliəm], \ɐ_p_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_n_ə_m h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_ɹ_aɪ_s_f_ˈəʊ_l_iə_m]\
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A variety of A. cannabinum, which, as well as A. androsaemifolium, abounds in a milky juice. This, when applied to the skin, produces a troublesome eruption resembling flea-bites: hence, the plants have been termed, by the voyageurs in the Hudson's Bay territory, Herbes a la puce.
By Robley Dunglison
