Taxon

Cephalanthus occidentalis

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Common name: buttonbush
Family: Rubiaceae (madder family)
Distribution: s.w. to e. North America
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A native, deciduous, rounded shrub, 3-6' high, with glossy green summer foliage. Creamy white flower clusters are ball-shaped and occur in August with the fruit persisting into the winter. Fall color is reddish purple. It grows naturally in swamps and low wet areas. Old plants are easily rejuvenated.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: ADG: AP11 (AP11) • Accession: D2011-0600.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: ADG: AP11 (AP11) • Accession: D2011-0600.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: ADG: AP11 (AP11) • Accession: D2011-0600.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: ADG: AP11 (AP11) • Accession: D2011-0600.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: CON: CN13 (CN13) • Accession: D1988-0216.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: TAX: BC07 (BC07) • Accession: D1998-1089.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: TAX: BC07 (BC07) • Accession: D1998-1089.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: ZLG: AO12 (AO12) • Accession: D2011-0600.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 9: ZLG: AP12 (AP12) • Accession: D2011-0600.006 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 10: ZLG: AP12 (AP12) • Accession: D2011-0600.007 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 11: ZLG: AP12 (AP12) • Accession: D2011-0600.008 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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