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Buxaceae
Pachysandra

not marked as a favorite taxon *Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zuccarini. Common name: Pachysandra, Japanese-spurge. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Persistent after cultivation, and spreading vegetatively to adjacent forests; commonly cultivated, rarely persistent to naturalized. Distribution: Native of China and Japan.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Other Comments: This species is a popular ground-cover, difficult to eradicate once established.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA10, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Robbins (1968). Basionym: Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zucc. 1845

Links to other floras: = Pachysandra terminalis - FNA10

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native range: north central China & Japan



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