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Buddleja davidii

Buddleia, Butterfly Bush
Also known as: Buddleja davidii var. alba Rehder & E.H.Wilson +19 more
  • Buddleja davidii var. alba Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Buddleja davidii var. glabrescens Gagnep.
  • Buddleja davidii var. magnifera (E.H.Wilson) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Buddleja davidii var. magnifica (E.H.Wilson) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis (Chitt.) Rehder
  • Buddleja davidii var. superba (de Corte) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana (H.J.Veitch) Rehder
  • Buddleja davidii var. wilsonii (E.H.Wilson) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Buddleja delavayi var. tomentosa H.F.Comber
  • Buddleja heliophila var. adenophora Hand.-Mazz.
  • Buddleja shaanxiensis Zhi Y.Zhang
  • Buddleja shimidzuana Nakai
  • Buddleja striata var. zhouquensis Z.Y.Zhang
  • Buddleja striata Zhi Y.Zhang
  • Buddleja striata Zhi Y.Zhang ex Govaerts
  • Buddleja variabilis Hemsl.
  • Buddleja variabilis var. magnifica E.H.Wilson
  • Buddleja variabilis var. nanhoensis Chitt.
  • Buddleja variabilis var. prostrata C.K.Schneid.
  • Buddleja variabilis var. superba H.J.Veitch
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.

Buddleja davidii (commonly known as Buddleia or Butterfly Bush) is a shrub belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina South, Arkansas, Ascension, Belgium, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Colombia, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kentucky, Malaya, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Netherlands, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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