Eastern button bush
Pollinator Value
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Hydrangea Sphinx, Promethea Moth, Cecropia Moth
- ❄️ Winter Food Source
- Yes — Button-like seed heads persist through winter for birds.
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- Wet 💧💧💧
- Bloom
- July
- Sociability
- S3 — Patches / Loose groups
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
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Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 0
- Native Status
- Outaouais: ✅ · QC: ✅ · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- Local
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- Lower Gatineau Depression
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Secure: Found in wetland margins.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Rank ON
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The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S5 — Secure — Common
- Ecological Context
- Indigenous; common on the shores of the Ottawa River.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ❌ Not Edible
Permaculture and Companion Planting Properties
- Role(s)
- Pollinator Magnet
- Notes
- Lures bees and butterflies away from human-centric areas.
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Respiratory
- Notes
- Bark expectorant used for coughs and fever.
⚠️ Moderate Toxicity
Contains cephalanthin; causes convulsions and paralysis.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Ottawa Valley; Ottawa ON
- Seed Source
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Multiple seed sources:
- OWSL
- Master Gardener