That was as good a direction as any, he thought, and plunged into the growth of buttonbush after it.

The shrub layer consisted of thick buttonbush, willow, or Ribes.

Buttonwillow was named for the buttonbush (Rubiaceae cephalanthus occidentalis), which resembles the willow.

Adults feed on nectar from various flowers including pickerelweed, sneezeweed, buttonbush and Alsike clover.

The town of Buttonwillow, California was named for the Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).

The stone of the mountain jutted out here, a solid block of granite thrusting upward from the growth of turpelo and buttonbush.

The Buttonbush Owlet (Ledaea perditalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

Its favored habitat is wooded swamps near streams and rivers where the dominant species include cypress, birch, tupelo, and buttonbush.

Like other species in its genus, Mexican Buttonbush grows in the wet soils of riparian zones, swamps, and pond margins.

Common names include Mexican Buttonbush, Mimbre, Botoncillo, and Jazmin Blanco.

Silver maples, birches and oaks still crowd the river banks, punctuated by enormous willow trees, clumps of buttonbush, grape and moonseed vines.

Typical mid-story plants along the sloughs and bayous are Buttonbush, Eastern Swampprivet, and Water Elm.

A lone buttonbush served as a landmark on an old trans-San Joaquin Valley trail, and was used by ancient Yokut Indians as a meeting place.

Snowshoe hares also use shrub swamps dominated by buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), alders, and silky dogwood (Cornus ammomum).

Common names include Buttonbush, Common Buttonbush, Button-willow and Honey-bells.

Cephalanthus salicifolius - Mexican Buttonbush, Willowleaf Buttonbush (Mexico, Rio Grande Valley of Texas)

For East Coast gardeners, he suggests cephalanthus, or buttonbush, which has fragrant little fuzzy flowers; for those on the West Coast, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, wild lilac, which has showy blue flowers.

The general list of recorded hosts contains hickories (Carya glabra, Carya illinoensis, Carya ovata), Buttonbush, Filbert, Bush honeysuckle, Persimmon, Ash, Cotton, Butternut, Black walnut, English walnut and Privet among others.

Water levels in these areas are manipulated to encourage the growth of waterfowl food and cover plants such as wild rice and buttonbush, while also exposing hummocks of soil and vegetation that support nesting by mallards, American Black Ducks and other wetland birds.

Common names include Buttonbush, Common Buttonbush, Button-willow and Honey-bells.

Cephalanthus occidentalis - Button-willow, Common Buttonbush, or Honey-bells (North America)

The type species for Cephalanthus is Cephalanthus occidentalis.

Buttonwillow was named for the buttonbush (Rubiaceae cephalanthus occidentalis), which resembles the willow.

The town of Buttonwillow, California was named for the Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).

Snowshoe hares also use shrub swamps dominated by buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), alders, and silky dogwood (Cornus ammomum).

Kalmia augustifolia had spread rapidly, being left undisturbed to sucker, a method of propagation he considered better than by seed; a Cephalanthus occidentalis, the largest he had seen, 'liked the situation well enough' and Itea virginica was 'in the greatest vigour'.