Common Name:
Buttonbush
Scientic Name:
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
July, August
Native. A shrub up to 15 feet tail. Attracts insects.
Flowers in clusters 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Made up of 100-200 flowers. White, trumpet shaped, approximately 1/3 inches long with 5 lobes.
Protruding styles and stamens make flowerhead look like a pincushion.
Leaves aresimple, glossy on top, paler beneath. Opposite or in whorls of 3.
Wetlands. July 30. 9235, 9236,9257