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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Buddleja lindleyana
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Lindley's Butterflybush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Buddleja lindleyana
FAMILY
Buddlejaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Buddleja lindleyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17 (2019)
Buddleja lindleyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-05-001:
Buddleja lindleyana FAMILY Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Adenoplea lindleyana
COMMON NAME:
Lindley's Butterflybush
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John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_1580141
Month Unknown
Flowers purple without an orange center.Leaves dark green, upper side shiny, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Buddleja lindleyana
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Buddleja lindleyana
FAMILY
Buddlejaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Buddleja lindleyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 17
Buddleja lindleyana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-05-001:
Buddleja lindleyana
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Adenoplea lindleyana
2880
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Rarely escaped to disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous/Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Deep violet
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 included stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p161
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p080
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