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Buddleja
Butterfly Bush
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Buddleja davidii (white flowered form)
Scientific classification
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Buddlejeae
Genus:
Buddleja

Type species
Buddleja americana
L.
Species

About 100 species, see text.

Synonyms

Adenoplea Radlk.
Adenoplusia Radlk.
Buddleia L., orth. var.
Chilianthus Burch.

Buddleja is a genus in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, although previously it had been placed the Logania family. They are commonly called butterfly bushes. Buddleja davidii is the type species. It is in the order Lamiales (previously Gentianales).

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Buddleja para niños

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