''Cephalanthus salicifolius'' is a species of
flowering plant in the family
Rubiaceae.
Common names include Mexican buttonbush, mimbre, botoncillo, and Jazmin blanco.
Its native range extends from the banks of the
southernmost stretch of the
Rio Grande
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The length of the Rio G ...
in
Cameron
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;Mononym
* Cam'ron (born 197 ...
and
Hidalgo Counties of
Texas through much of
Mexico from
Coahuila
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Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...
to
Oaxaca; a
disjunct population exists in
Honduras
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.
Like other species in its genus, Mexican buttonbush grows in the wet soils of
riparian zones,
swamp
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s, and pond margins. It is a
deciduous shrub
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or small
tree, reaching a height of and a width of .
The oblong
leaves
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reach in length and in width.
The white
flowers are produced from March to July; the
fruit is a collection of brown
nutlets.
References
External links
Texas A&M University, Texas Native Plants Database, Mexican buttonbushGardening Europe, ''Cephalanthus salicifolius''Field Museum in Chicago, photo of herbarium specimen of ''Cephalanthus salicifolius'' collected in Honduras
*
salicifolius
Plants described in 1809
Flora of Honduras
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Texas
Flora of the Rio Grande valleys
Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
Taxa named by Alexander von Humboldt
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