Characteristics
Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zucc.
Japanese pachysandra
Forming dense thickets in deciduous forests, forested roadsides, and around old home sites. Persists well from cultivation and naturalizes, probably vegetatively, to nearby sites. It is rarely truly naturalized but once established it appears to be difficult to eradicate. It is widely cultivated.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
SNA (State Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Pachysandra terminalis Siebold & Zucc.
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Species Distribution Map
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