*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. Basionym: Buxus sempervirens L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Buxus sempervirens - FNA10
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