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*Buxus sempervirens Linnaeus. Common name: Boxwood. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Persistent for decades at abandoned homesites, and spreading weakly from dumped hedge trimmings and other cuttings. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for AL Coastal Plain (Diamond 2013) and the Arkansas Coastal Plain (Serviss et al. 2020).

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Other Comments: Popular for hedges and landscaping; also sometimes cultivated for wreathing.

Synonymy : = FNA10, K4, NY; = n/a — C, Il, RAB

Links to other floras: = Buxus sempervirens - FNA10

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