Buttonbush; Honey-Balls; Globe-flowers Scientific Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis
Description: Spreading, many-branched shrub or sometimes small tree with numerous branches, irregular crown, balls of white flowers resembling pincushions, and buttonlike balls of fruit. Height: 20'. Diameter: 4"
Habitat: Wet soils bordering streams or lakes.
Range: S. Quebec and SW. Nova Scotia south to S. Florida, west to Texas, and north to SE. Minnesota.
Type: Shrub Source:National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region
Photograph: John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University from www.forestryimages.org. |
