Pachysandra terminalis
Carpet Box, Carpet Box, Japanese Spurge, Japanese Pachysandra
Other regional names: Japanese Mountain Spurge
- Japanese Mountain Spurge
Also known as: Pachysandra termialis Siebold & Zucc. +3 more
- Pachysandra termialis Siebold & Zucc.
- Pachysandra terminalis f. subrhombea Makino
- Pachysandra terminalis f. variegata (Norton) Manning ex Hegi
- Pachysandra terminalis var. variegata Norton
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Buxaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Pachysandra terminalis (commonly known as Carpet Box or Japanese Spurge) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Buxaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Sakhalin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Italy, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia