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Rubiaceae Master Slides

Updated 02/07/2023

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Cephalanthus occidentalis 3

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Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rubiaceae

(common buttonbush, buttonbush, button willow, honey bells)

Form: Large many-stemmed shrub or small tree

Habitat: Moist to wet forest understories, swamps, streambanks, flood plains, etc.

Leaves: Elliptical or ovate shape, opposite or whorled leaf arrangement, entire margin, acute apex, rounded or tapered base, glossy feel

Left photo by Charmaine Richardson

Right photo by Debbie Roos

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Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rubiaceae

(common buttonbush, buttonbush, button willow, honey bells)

Flowers: Showy, white cluster of small flowers

Fruits: Multiple of capsules arranged in a ball, many seeds per head

Stem: Gray, peeling, becomes furrowed with age

Right photo by James Holmes

Middle Photo by Carl Fabre

Left Photo by Ryan Hodnett