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Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus
© 2005 George W. Hartwell
Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus
© 2007 Dee E. Warenycia
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Cephalanthus occidentalis  L.  var. californicus  Benth.
California buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian
Habitat: streambanks [Walker]
Wetlands:Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation: between 0 and 3000 feet
Family: RUBIACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Cephalanthus found in California.
See the more inclusive parent record Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Name Status:
Accepted by JM93
TJM2 + PLANTS: accepted name: Cephalanthus occidentalis
 
 NOTE: Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus is not an active name in the Calflora species table.




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    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Cephalanthus occidentalis var. californicus  from other sources:
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USDA PLANTS Profile (CEOC2)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 24, 2013).

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