Buddleja davidii
Butterfly bush
Family:  Buddlejaceae
Buddleja davidii plant with white flowers Buddlleja seedlings invading an abandoned lot (Lohr)
Buddleja flowers close (Lohr)Butterfly on flowers (Lohr)
Buddleja leaves (Lohr) Buddeja flowers (Lohr)
There has been controversy over the spelling of this genus for hundreds of years.  Many horticulturists, including L. H. Bailey, spell the genus: Buddleia. The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature uses this spelling: Buddleja.  

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Virginia Lohr , Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
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