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Button-bush
Madder Family : Rubiaceae
Latin Name : Cephalanthus occidentalis
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – good
Livestock – poor (Toxic)
Remarks :
Other common names, "Button-willow", "Buttonwood",
"Pond-dogwood", "River-brush", "Swampwood",
"Little-snowball" and "Pond-dogwood" to
mention a few. Flowers from June to August. This
plant is a wetland shrub growing in low, moist areas
with water up to three feet deep. The flowers attract
butterflies and hummingbirds, and at least 25 species
of birds eat the seeds. Provides good cover for a
variety of wildlife. This plant is toxic to cattle. The
toxic agent has not been definitely established. This
bush is very unpalatable and consumption and poisoning
are unlikely.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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