Aquatic Plants

水团花
Chinese Buttonbush
Adina pilulifera

Chinese Buttonbush is an evergreen shrub or small tree loves to grow close to streamside. They are one of the commonest plants found along streams in Hong Kong. The flower of Chinese Buttonbush is spherical and looks like a mallet. Chinese Buttonbush is the food plant for the butterfly larvae Staff Sergeant (Athyma selenophora).
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