PLANTS Profile for Buxus sempervirens (common box)

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PLANTS Profile

Buxus sempervirens L.
common box

Symbol:

BUSE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Buxaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Buxus sempervirens L.

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Distribution:
Buxus sempervirens L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (NC, NY, OH, TN, VA)

Related Taxa:
Buxus sempervirens L.

View 2 genera in Buxaceae, 7 species in Buxus

Classification:
Buxus sempervirens L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Buxaceae – Boxwood family
Genus	Buxus L. – boxwood
Species	Buxus sempervirens L. – common box

Introduced Information:
Buxus sempervirens L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Buxus sempervirens L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501097.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Buxus sempervirens L.

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

GA-Noble Plants

MO-MBG Plant Finder

NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 09:12 AM MDT