Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Pachysandra Michaux [220]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Buxaceae

family_ja: ツゲ

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distribution_en: E.Asia, E. U.S. (1)

description_en: Genus of 4 species of evergreen or semi-evergreen perennials and subshrubs occurring in woodland in China and Japan. They have often rhizome-like, fleshy green stems and upright branches with alternate, broadly ovate to obovate, entire or coarsely toothed, grey- to dark green leaves clustered at their tips. Terminal or axillary spikes of small, unisexual, petalless flowers (the females greenish white, the males with white stamens) are produced in spring or early summer. Cultivated for their foliage, they are useful as ground cover in a shrub border or woodland garden. They spread freely, especially in moist, humus-rich soil.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Divide in spring. Root softwood cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: May be damaged by slugs and snails.

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comment_ja: フッキソウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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