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Shrubs 1–3 (–8) m, glabrous, except puberulent on young shoots, petioles, and basal portion of leaves. Leaves: petiole to 2 mm; blade elliptic to widely elliptic, 1.5–3 × 0.7–1.7 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse or, occasionally, retuse, surfaces darker green adaxially. Capsules 8 mm diam. Seeds 5–6 mm. 2n = 28.
Phenology: Flowering spring; fruiting late summer–fall.
Habitat: Old homesites, waste places.
Elevation: 0–1000 m.
Distribution
Introduced; N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Va., W.Va., s, w Europe, sw Asia, nw Africa
Discussion
The hard, heavy wood of Buxus sempervirens is used for engraving, marquetry, turning, tool handles, mallet heads, and musical instruments. All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested; contact with the plant may cause dermatitis (W. H. Lewis and M. P. F. Elvin-Lewis 1977).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hypogynous +
conspicuous +
rudimentary +
cuneate +
circumscissile +
leathery +
absent +
circumscissile +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (?) +
fleshy +
thickened +
axile +
unisexual +
circumscissile +
dehiscent +
glabrous +
oblong +
perennial +
Present +
axillary +
true +
simple +
persistent +
superior +
hypogynous +
absent +
absent +
Sp. Pl. +
1753 +
capitate +
cluster +
black +
dehiscent +
shiny +
oblong +
young +
unarmed +
not clonal +
terrestrial +
monoecious +
capitate +
cluster +
decurrent +
petiolate +
absent +
persistent +
recurved +
subulate +
stigmatic +
equal +
darker green +
shiny +
Buxus sempervirens +
Buxus +
species +
distinct +