Scrophulariaceae
Pole butterflybush
Buddleja officinalis
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Buddleja
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 密蒙花, 小锦花, 染饭花, 疙瘩皮树花, 米汤花, 羊耳朵, 蒙花, 蒙花树
- English
- Pole butterflybush
Synonyms
- Buddleja acutifolia f. albiflora (H.Lév.) Rehder
- Buddleja mairei f. albiflora H.Lév.
- Buddleja officinalis f. albiflora (H.Lév.) Rehder
- Buddleja officinalis var. macrantha Lingelsh.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ptelea, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salix, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salix, 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.