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Family: Rubiaceae (Madder family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - July
Buttonbush is a shrub typically found in wetlands, and gets its common name from its distinctive blooms which are spherical inflorescences 2-3.5 cm in diameter.
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15 August 2014
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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28 July 2014
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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15 August 2014
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA 
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28 July 2014
Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA (with male Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) feeding) 
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6 July 2022
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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6 July 2022
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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1 August 2025
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA 
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