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Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
34.01, -84.59
Field Notes
Description:
Interesting cork-like balls are the buds for balls of flowers that will appear later. (See this specimen in bloom here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/43891120)
Habitat:
Native Distribution: N.B. & Que. to upper Mississippi R. Valley, e. NE & e. KS, s. to FL & TX
Native Habitat: In swamps, around ponds and margins of streams throughout the state. Sand, loam, clay, limestone; moist, poor drainage or standing water okay. Prairie swales; lake, marsh, creek & swamp margins; dry, limestone bluffs
Notes:
Spotted on the bank of a wooded detention/retention pond in an office building complex in Kennesaw, GA
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 16, 2013
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