Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Buxales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pachysandra terminalis
FAMILY
Buxaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Pachysandra from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
A popular ground-cover, difficult to eradicate once established, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pachysandra terminalis
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 108-01-002:
Pachysandra terminalis FAMILY Buxaceae
COMMON NAME:
Pachysandra, Japanese-spurge
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JK Marlow jkm180315_0592
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
Leaves coriaceous, evergreen, glabrous, dark green, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pachysandra terminalis
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pachysandra terminalis
FAMILY
Buxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 108-01-002:
Pachysandra terminalis
FAMILY
Buxaceae
3276
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Persistent after cultivation, and spreading vegetatively to adjacent forests; commonly cultivated, rarely persistent to naturalized, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China & Japan
Waif(s)
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple (lower leaves scale-like)
Alternate
Petioles of lower leaves 0.5-2cm, the upper shorter
FLOWER:
Spring
White (filaments/stigmas/styles)
Unisexual
Sepals absent
Petals absent
4 stamens
Spikes terminal, sometimes paniculate (if so, flowers usually all staminate)
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p067
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p249
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p226
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p094