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Japanese Spurge - Pachysandra terminalis

Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is a slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy leaves, and creeping stems. The leaves may yellow in direct sunlight or in winter. When growing in a spreading mass of many plants, a dense cover is formed.

Approvals

Animal Part(s) Comment
Birds All
Canid All
Equid All
Felid All
Herp-Invert All
Hoofstock All
Insectivore All
Marsupials All
Pachyderm All
Phocid All
Porcine All
Primate All
Rodentia All
Small Mammal All
Ursid All

Locations

Location Comments
Broadway Locations Outside
Amherst nursery

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 Japanese Spurge

Plant

 Japanese Spurge

Leaves

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Pachysandra terminalis',
 'Comments': 'Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or '
             'Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood '
             'family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China. It is a '
             'slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 '
             'in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy '
             'leaves, and creeping stems. The leaves may yellow in direct '
             'sunlight or in winter. When growing in a spreading mass of many '
             'plants, a dense cover is formed.',
 'CommonName': ' Japanese Spurge',
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            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/5lhsefcl.j43.JPG\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': 'Outside\r',
                'LocationName': 'Broadway Locations'},
               {'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'Amherst nursery'}],
 'PlantID': '79'}