''Berzelia lanuginosa'', commonly known as common button bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Bruniaceae Bruniaceae is a family of shrubs native to the cape region of South Africa. They are mostly restricted to the Cape Province, but a small number of species occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Description Species belonging to the Bruniaceae are heath-like s ...

native to the Western Cape region of South Africa. It is a

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

shrub that is hardy from

USDA hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

s 9a to 11. It grows to be tall.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17235897 Bruniaceae Endemic flora of South Africa Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart