Scrophulariaceae
Smokebush
Buddleja madagascariensis
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Buddleja
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 浆果醉鱼草, 漿果醉魚草, 假黄花, 醉鱼草花, 马达加斯加醉鱼草
- English
- Smokebush
Synonyms
- Adenoplea madagascariensis (Lam.) Eastw.
- Buddleja heterophylla Lindl.
- Nicodemia madagascariensis (Lam.) R.Parker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: benvancitters, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ester Lages, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rova ANDRIAMAMONJY, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.