Japanese Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zucc.)
↑Summary
An evergreeen perennial native to East Asia, and widely planted in North America as a ground-cover. Frequently escapes to forested areas adjacent to suburbs and human development.
↑Range - Expand
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This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
↑Uses
Widely used as a groundcover, where it is valued for its tolerance of a wide range of conditions, the fact that it effectively keeps out most other plants, and the fact that it does not climb things like English ivy.
Its usage as a landscaping plant in North America is decreasing as people are beginning to favor native plants and view this as an invasive species.
↑Related Plants
The closely-related Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) is native to a small range in North America from Kentucky south into Alabama and Mississippi; it is less consistently evergreen, usually deciduous or semi-evergreen in mild winters.
The broader Buxaceae family also includes several Buxus species, all of which are introduced in North America, although there are two species native to Puerto Rico.
↑Links & External Resources
• Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra) | Illinois Wildflowers (About This Site)
• Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Pachysandra terminalis | Go Botany (About This Site)
• Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Pachysandra) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Japanese Pachysandra | Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets (About This Site)
• Pachysandra terminalis | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Pachysandra terminalis | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Pachysandra terminalis | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Japanese Pachysandra | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
