Japanese pachysandra

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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 and introduced to eastern North America. 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.

• It belongs to the Buxaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as introduced in the lower 48 states and records it in 14 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as not native to Connecticut. ^NatureServe
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as early summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 0.8 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 540 research-grade sightings of it in Connecticut, ranking #89 among the 111 flowers on our Connecticut list. ^iNaturalist