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 |
images
Plant
Leaves
Raw Data
{'Approvals': [{'ApprovalAnimal': 'Porcine', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
{'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
{'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
{'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',
'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/yzzwz0xw.uqb.JPG\r'},
{'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/5lhsefcl.j43.JPG\r'}],
'Locations': [{'LocationComments': 'Outside\r',
'LocationName': 'Broadway Locations'},
{'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'Amherst nursery'}],
'PlantID': '79'}