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Buttonbush

Cephalanthus

Also called Buttonbushes

Buttonbush
Photo: Gabriel Hurley, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)

About

Cephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are five extant species that are commonly known as buttonbush.

Where it grows

Cephalanthus occidentalis is native to the eastern United States and Canada. The others occur in tropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia. Two species are known in cultivation.

Other Cephalanthus plants

Cephalanthus glabratus · Common buttonbush · Mexican buttonbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalanthus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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