Dogbane is a native, perennial wildflower that grows up to two feet tall. The flowers form in dense terminal clusters and are tiny, greenish white to white and bell-shaped. The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, six inches long, and smooth on top with white hairs on the underside. They grow on upright reddish stems. The plant grows in woodlands and woodland edges, ditches, and hillsides. It can be found in gravelly or sandy soil mainly near streams in shady or moist places. (July)