| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe | Apocyneae |
| Scientific name | Apocynum venetum L. var. basikurumon (H. Hara) H. Hara |
| Synonyms | (Synonym of Apocynum venetum L. var. basikurumon (H. Hara) H. Hara) Apocynum basikurumon H. Hara; Trachomitum venetum (L.) Woodson var. basikurumon (H. Hara) H. Hara; (Synonym of Apocynum venetum L.) Apocynum lancifolium Russanov; Apocynum venetum var. ellipticifolium Beguinot & Belanger; Apocynum venetum var. microphyllum Beguinot & Belanger; Trachomitum lancifolium (Russanov) Pobedimova; Trachomitum venetum (Linnaeus) Woodson; Trachomitum venetum var. ellipticifolium (Beguinot & Belanger) Woodson; Trachomitum venetum var. microphyllum (Beguinot & Belanger) Woodson |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) basikurumon (バシクルモン [meaning: crow's weed]), oshoro-sou (オショロソウ, 忍路草 [meaning: Oshoro Town weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Coastal area of Hokkaido (Southwestern region), Honshu (Aomori Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Beach |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Plants electing 40-80cm tall. Leaves 2-5cm long, 7-15mm wide. Flowers pale purple corollas 6-7.5cm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Apocynum venetum L. |
| Apocynum venetum Linnaeus | |
| Strophanthidin Glycosides from the Roots of Apocynum venetum var. : basikurumon : Studies on Apocynum. II | |
| Tobacco composition with bluish dogbane and a process for the preparation thereof (US Patent 4600026/1986) | |
| Mixed fine powder for beverage containing young barley leaves, alfalfa and/or kale (US Patent 6416807/2002) | |
| Cigarette filter with scavenging effect on free radicals in cigarette smoke and its preparation method (US Patent 6832612/2004) | |
| Apocynum venetum extract for use as antidepressant (US Patent 6737085/2004) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Some authores have described that Synonym of Apocynum venetum L. var. basikurumon (H. Hara) H. Hara is a synonym of Apocynum venetum L. (var. venetum). |
| June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
| June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
| June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
| June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at beach in Niigata Prefecture |