Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Cephalanthus occidentalis L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Butter 1104 with Daniel Atha, 16 Aug 2023

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Town of Lewisboro. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Brown Trail, 185 meters northwest of the Kimberly Bridge, 14 meters north of the Cross River.

  • Habitat

    border of river floodplain and Beech-maple Mesic Forest. with Fraxinus americana, Aronia melanocarpa, Persicaria sagittata, Impatiens capensis, and Vitis labrusca. infrequent.

  • Description

    shrub. Shrubs to 1.5 meters tall, growing on edge of open seep.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05113065

    Occurrence ID: d12c761c-30c4-453b-8b14-7d80890a1664

  • Local Name

    Buttonbush

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cephalanthus occidentalis L. det P. Butter, 2023

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • Locality

    Town of Lewisboro. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Brown Trail, 185 meters northwest of the Kimberly Bridge, 14 meters north of the Cross River.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 120 m. (394 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.2605, -73.578

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    30

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

    No botanical uses.

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Flora of the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
RTJBIACEAE
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Det. Patricia Butter, 2023
United States of America. New York: Wesfchester County. Town of
Lewisboro. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Brown Trail, 1S5 meters
northwest of tlie Kimberly Bridge, 14 meters north of the Cross River
41.2604532, -73.5780187 Lon (WGS84 ±30mX 120 meters elev. border of
river floodplain and Beech-maple Mesic Forest with Fraximis americam.
Aroma melanocarpa, Persicaria sagittata, Impatiens capensis, and Vitis
labrusca.
Infrequent. Shrubs to 1.5 meters tall, growing on edge of open seep.
Photographs of plant and habitat uploaded to iNaturalist
www.inaturalist.org/observations/178875778
Patricia Butter, Daniel Atha 1104	16	AUG 2023
Project funded by the Friends of Trails id e Museum
05113065