Scrophulariaceae
Squarestem butterflybush
Buddleja saligna
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Buddleja
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Squarestem butterflybush, False olive, Witolien
- Igbo
- False olive, Witolien
Synonyms
- Buddleja salicifolia Jacq.
- Chilianthus arboreus (L.f.) Benth.
- Chilianthus oleaceus Burch.
- Nuxia saligna (Willd.) Benth.
- Scoparia arborea L.f.
- Semnos paniculata Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Veer Magagula, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, 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.