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Cephalanthus occidentalis
buttonbush, common buttonbush
Mammoth Cave National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Gentianales, Family Rubiaceae, Genus Cephalanthus, Species Cephalanthus occidentalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5
Evidence:		2 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Amistad National Recreation Area
Anacostia Park	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area


Last Modified Date:	1/23/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:38:25 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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