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Butterfly bush
Butterfly bush
Buddleja davidii
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
15-20 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate scrubland
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Butterfly bush is a native shrub found in most of China, except for the far northeast. It is an ornamental plant, and many named cultivars are in cultivation.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Buddleja
Species
Buddleja davidii