Cephalanthus occidentalis – description, flowering period and general distribution in Nova Scotia. shrub at the edge of the forest

Cephalanthus occidentalis – description, flowering period and general distribution in Nova Scotia. thick flowering bushes

Cephalanthus occidentalis – description, flowering period and general distribution in Nova Scotia. peculiar flowers

Scientific name:

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Common name(s):

Common buttonbush, Buttonball, Buttonbush, Button willow, Riverbush, Honey-bells.

Life form:

Shrub, Tree.

Flowering time:

30 days.

Flowering period

in Nova Scotia for this plant is: July ↔ August.

NECTAR PRODUCTION:
No data

SOURCE FOR HONEY BEES:
Minor in most areas

General distribution:

Common buttonbush's distribution extends from southern Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario south through southern Florida and west through the eastern half of the Great Plains States. Scattered populations exist in New Mexico, Arizona, and the Central Valley of California.

Map of distribution and habitat in Canada

This plant is present in at least 43 states/provinces in this country.

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Botanical description:

C. occidentalis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that averages 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height but can reach 6 m (20 ft). The leaves are opposite or in whorls of three, elliptic to ovate, 7–18 cm (2.8–7.1 in) long and 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) broad, with a smooth edge and a short petiole. The flowers are arranged in a dense spherical inflorescence 2–3.5 cm (0.79–1.38 in) in diameter on a short peduncle. Each flower has a fused white to pale yellow four-lobed corolla forming a long slender tube connecting to the sepals. The stigma protrudes slightly from the corolla. The fruit is a spherical cluster of achenes (nutlets).

Seasonal development:

Common buttonbush flowers between June and September and produces fruit between September and October.

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