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Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
common buttonbush

       
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Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

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Synonyms:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

  CEOCC2 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. var. californicus Benth.
  CEOCP2 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. var. pubescens Raf.
 

Distribution:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 2 species in Cephalanthus
 

Classification:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Rubiales
Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus Cephalanthus L. – buttonbush
Species Cephalanthus occidentalis L. – common buttonbush
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL OBL NO OBL NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Minor   Minor      
Miller Minor       Moderate Moderate Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34786.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

AZ-Southwest Environmental Information Network

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

MO-Grow Native

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

MO-Missouri Plants

NC-North Carolina State University Plant Fact Sheet

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

VA-VTree ID

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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