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MERGOAT

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

A white spherical bloom of a buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Family: Rubiaceae

Plant Type
Shrub
Status
Native
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
…
Height
5’-8’
Spread
3’-6’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
White
Root Depth
…
Root Structure
Fibrous
Seasonal Interest
Summer
Lifespan
25-50 years

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun, Part Shade
GROWTH HABIT
multi-stemmed, Irregular, Rounded
WATER
Wet, Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
Birds, Pollinators

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Native Range
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Edible Parts
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Ilex verticillata

Plant Type
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Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
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Eurybia divaricata

Plant Type
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Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Midwest
Edible Parts
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Height
2’-3’
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Symphyotrichum pilosum

Plant Type
Forb, Wildflower
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
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Height
2’-4’
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Symphiotrychum ericoides

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
1’-3’
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The yellow fall leaves of a posion ivy vine hang over a drying cluster of white berries

Poison Ivy

Toxidendron radicans

Plant Type
vine
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
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Height
1’-3’
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Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-5’
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Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Plant Type
Forb
Native Range
Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
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Height
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Andropogon glomaratus

Plant Type
Grass
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest
Edible Parts
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Height
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