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Buddleja at the Kew Herbarium - Part 2

SpecimensRoyal Botanic Gardens - Kew

 

Buddleja (or Buddleia) is a genus of flowering plants in the Scrophulariaceae family, that are native to parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas. The fragrant and vibrant flowers produced by these plants are a key source of nectar for butterflies, giving this genus the common name of the 'butterfly bush'. Buddleja was named by Carl Linnaeus to honour Adam Buddle, a botanist who specialised in mosses and liverworts.

The specimens in this expedition were imaged by Kew's incredible team of in house digitisation volunteers. Kew's Digitisation Volunteer Programme is currently supported by over 20 onsite volunteers who are involved in the digitisation of Kew's Herbarium collections. The completion of this expedition will therefore be a result of the combined effort of our onsite volunteers at Kew as well as our online volunteers on DigiVol! Thank you for your valuable contribution to Kew's Digitisation Project.

Further reading:

Attract butterflies to your garden with Buddleja! (How to attract insects to your garden | Kew)

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