BUDDLEJACEAE

Buddleja racemosa

Common Name:  Wand Butterflybush

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habit inflorescence--notice that the young corollas are yellow and then turn brown as they senesce.  Also, notice that the sepals and rachis are covered with thick short hairs, giving the inflorescence a whitish appearance (what do we call this kind of pubescence?).

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inflorescence closeup, showing the racemose heads (the heads are arranged in a raceme-like fashion)--thus this species is called Buddleja racemosa leaves
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leaf arrangement--are these leaves opposite or alternate? habit again--wand butterfly bush is a small shrub