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Cephalanthus occidentalis

L.

Common Buttonbush

G5Secure Found in 52 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140322
Element CodePDRUB09010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRubiales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusCephalanthus
Other Common Names
Buttonbush (EN) Céphalanthe occidental (FR) common buttonbush (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-27
Change Date1984-02-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
New BrunswickS2Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
FloridaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
NebraskaS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MinnesotaS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (52)
Arizona (7)
AreaForestAcres
Black CrossTonto National Forest5,966
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Horse MesaTonto National Forest9,146
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Arkansas (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
California (12)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneShasta-Trinity National Forest11,466
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Mill CreekSequoia National Forest27,643
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Oat Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,223
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Florida (3)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Farles PrairieOcala National Forest1,901
Natural Area WsaOsceola National Forest2,543
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ben GapChattahoochee National Forest1,292
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear SwampHuron-Manistee National Forest3,915
Mississippi (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sandy Creek Rare Ii AreaHomochitto National Forest2,620
Missouri (3)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
Spring Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest4,899
Swan Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest7,310
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wambaw ExtFrancis Marion National Forest527
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Texas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Oliver MountainGeorge Washington National Forest13,090
Patterson MountainJefferson National Forest4,865
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.