species 75,663 observations
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Field notes
Supports All
106
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Promethea Silkmoth, Harris's Three-Spot, Ash Shoot Borer Moth, Fall Webworm Moth
17
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Taphrocerus gracilis
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Wood Duck, American Black Bear, Common Gallinule, Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee
77
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Part shade
- Water use
- High
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Compaction Erosion Fire Heat Wet soil
- Habit
- Irregular Multi stemmed Open Rounded
- Plant type
- Shrub
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.