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Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Mature size: 6-12 ft tall
Restoration role: Bank-edge stabilization, pollinator habitat

Shrub
Buttonbush, a native Central Texas riparian plant

This dense, multi-stemmed shrub thrives with its roots in standing or slow-moving water, making it ideal for the immediate water’s edge where few trees can survive.

Its round, white summer flowers are a major pollinator draw, and its tangled root mass softens the transition between bank and channel during high flow.


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