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Common Name: Buttonbush

Other Names: Honey-balls, Button Willow, Spanish Pin-cushion

Species Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis

Plant Type: Woody

Family Name: Rubiaceae, Madder Family

Note: Learn more about Buttonbush from Oklahoma Proven.

 

 

 

 

Plant Facts  
Origin Native
Duration Perennial
Distribution in the U.S. Eastern half and as far west as Nebraska, Kansas and Texas
Distribution in Oklahoma Throughout the state

 

 

ID Characteristics

 

 

Habitat/Ecology  
Soil Type Sandy, loam and clay soils
Habitat Edges of ponds, lakes, marshes, creeks and intermittent streams
Successional Stage Early

 

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