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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Buddleja davidii
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Orange-eye Butterflybush at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Buddleja davidii
FAMILY
Buddlejaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-05-002:
Buddleja davidii
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Buddleia davidii
COMMON NAME:
Orange-eye Butterflybush, Summer-lilac
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Gill Newberry gn07_buddleja_inf
July
Flowers more or less secund. Corolla salverform, slender tube slightly bent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm190719_0016
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Grows 3-15' tall with arching branches, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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JK Marlow jkm190719_0018
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_0020
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_0021
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm190719_0023
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Stems 4-angled, often hairy when young, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US.
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JK Marlow jkm190719_0024
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm160818_643
August Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm160818_646
August Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm160818_647
August Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
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JK Marlow jkm160818_649
August Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Flowers white to pink to shades of purple, usually purple w orange centers, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.
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JK Marlow jkm160818_650
August Polk County NC
Pearson's Falls
Leaves hairless above with dense hairs on underside. Margins finely toothed, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US.
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Paul Thompson pstbuddleia_davidii
September?
There is a felty pubescence on leaf undersides and on young stems. — Clemson Extension
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Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5439902
Month Unknown
Leaves are shed in autumn and replaced by new ones that remain over winter, per New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US.
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451985
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Buddleja davidii
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Buddleja davidii
FAMILY
Buddlejaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 154-05-002:
Buddleja davidii
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Buddleia davidii
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Shrub
Perennial
Non-native: China
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare, planted & rarely escaped to disturbed areas
Look for it in disturbed places, such as thickets or streambanks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
- SC Native Plant Society
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
LEAVES:
Deciduous/Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite
Margins finely toothed
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Purple/ Pink/ Lavender/ White
Bisexual
Slightly bilaterally symmetrical
4-lobed calyx
4-lobed salverform corolla
4 included stamens
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 p161
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US p011
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p080