Base de datos de plantas del FNPS
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Nomenclatura
Nombre común:
Sinónimo(s):
Especie del género:
Familia:
Rubiaceae
Especificaciones de la planta
Forma:
Tamaño:
Esperanza de vida:
Long-lived perennial
Color de la flor:
Color de la fruta:
Fenología:
Destacado por:
Paisajismo
Usos recomendados:
Consideraciones:
Disponibilidad:
Propagación:
Luz:
Tolerancia a la humedad:
Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco
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Stays wet -a- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:
Unknown
Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Suelo u otro sustrato:
Sand, Clay, Loam, Organic
pH del suelo:
Apto para cultivo en:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
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Acreditado en:
Ecología
Fauna:
Host plant to several moths including titan sphinx ( Aellopos titan ) and hydrangea sphinx ( Darapsa versicolor ) moths ( https://xerces.org/blog/planting-for-pollinators-button-bush ).
Flowers are very attractive to a variety of insects including butterflies and bees.
Deer browse the foliage. Ducks and other birds including jays, cardinals, nuthatches, titmice, warblers, and mockingbirds consume the seed.
Hábitats nativos:
Comentarios:
Etnobotánica:
Comentarios generales:
Noted for it's round satellite "ball" flowers and round "button" fruits. Fragrant.
Sources disagree on salt tolerance of this plant.
Citas:
Connor, Kristina. (2004). Cephalanthus occidentalis : Buttonbush, p. 170-172. In: J. K. Francis (ed.). Wildland shrubs of the United States and its territories: thamnic descriptions: vol. 1. Gen. Tech. Rep. IITF-GTR-26. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_series/iitf/iitf_gtr026.pdf ). Accessed 2026. U.S. Forest Service, San Juan, PR:
Cornell University. (Undated). Woody Plants Database: Cephalanthus occidentalis. ( http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu/plant/429
). Accessed 2026. Urban Horticulture Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Common buttonbush. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Cephocci ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.
Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.
Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
North Carolina State Extension. (Undated). North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. ( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/ ). North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University, Greensboro, NC.
Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.
University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.
Wheeler, Justin. (2017). Planting for Pollinators: Buttonbush. (Blog post). ( https://xerces.org/blog/planting-for-pollinators-button-bush ). Accessed 2026. Xerces Society, Portland, OR.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
