Buddleja Linnaeus. Common name: Butterfly-bush.
A genus of about 90-100 species, trees and shrubs, of subtropical and tropical America, Asia, and Africa. Members of the genus are grown for ornament and for their attractiveness as nectaring sites for butterflies.
References: Norman (2019) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019); Oxelman, Kornhall, & Norman (2004) In Kadereit (2004); Rogers (1986). Show full citations.
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