Buttonbush
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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. |
Examples of ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
| Plant Facts | |
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| 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
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Leaves smooth; widest at the center and pointed
- Leaves opposite or whorled; usually in groups of three on stem
Floral
- Flowers become spherical brown to greenish-brown seed heads
- Iconic, fuzzy white to cream spherical flower heads
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Growth Form: Shrub
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Whorled and/or opposite
- Leaf Blade Edge: Entire
- Leaf Blade Length: 6-15 centimeters
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 4
- Flower Color: White or cream
- Flower Timing: May-September
- Fruit Type: Schizocarps
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Sandy, loam and clay soils |
| Habitat | Edges of ponds, lakes, marshes, creeks and intermittent streams |
| Successional Stage | Early |
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