Buttonbush
Scientific Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis
Grows in wet areas, including "Marsh Pond."
Buttonbush
Scientific Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush
| Genus species: | Cephalanthus occidentalis | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Buttonbush | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Rubiaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, and shrubs; leaves opposite or whorled, simple, stipulate; flowers bisexual, regular, in various clusters; fruit a capsule, berry, or nutlet. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Shrub | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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