Details for: NA 88285, Cephalanthus occidentalis L., MARSB-766


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Top Name:
MARSB-766
Origin:
Collected – New Jersey, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Mar 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Availability
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Seed30 countWLP 2903 2021w01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Top Name:
MARSB-766
Origin:
Collected – New Jersey, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
25 Mar 2021
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Donated
25 March 2021.
Idaho, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
MARSB-766
Type: Collector identifier
Group: SOS
source lot
, Greenbelt Native Plant Center

W6 58682
Type: Site identifier
Group: W6
Western Regional Plant Introduction (W6) accession numbers

WLP 2903
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Growth formûthe plant is a shrub (i.e., a woody plant with several stems growing from the base)ûLeaf typeûthe leaf blade is simple (i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets)ûLeaves per nodeûthere are three leaves per node along the stemûthere are two leaves per node along the stemûLeaf blade edgesûthe edge of the leaf blade has teethûLeaf durationûthe leaves drop off in winter (or they wither but persist on the plant)ûarmature on plantûthe plant does not have spines, prickles, or thornsûLeaf blade lengthû80–150 mmûLeaf blade widthû23–150 mmûLeaf stalkûthe leaves have leaf stalksûFruit type (general)ûthe fruit is dry but does not split open when ripeûBark textureûthe bark of an adult plant is ridged or platedûthe bark of an adult plant is thin and smoothûTwig winter colorûbrownûgrayûredûBud scale numberûthere are no scales on the winter buds
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Genus:
Cephalanthus
Family:
Rubiaceae
Tribe:
Naucleeae
Nomen number:

9854
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:95. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbuttonbush  1Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Englishbutton-willow  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishcommon buttonbush  1Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
Englishhoney-bells  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Swedishbollbuske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed W6 58682 to WLP 2903. 08 Feb 2023.
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed WLP 2903 to NA 88285. 14 Jan 2025.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • 09 Nov 2016. Located at Mid-Atlantic Regional Seed Bank. Inventory sample: W6 58682 2021o. Clara Holmes:From pressed specimen on another date:16 NOV 2016.
  • 09 Nov 2016. Located at Smithsonian (US). Inventory sample: W6 58682 2021o. Clara Holmes:From pressed specimen on another date:16 NOV 2016.
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Pedigree