Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus Calflora

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Cephalanthus occidentalis L. var. californicus Benth.

(not an active name)

California buttonbush

2005 George W. Hartwell

2007 Dee E. Warenycia

Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Cephalanthus occidentalis
Genus:	Cephalanthus
Family:	Rubiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the leaf of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

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PLANTS	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Information about Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CEOC2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).