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Pachysandra terminalis

Sieb. & Zucc.

Japanese-spurge

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158022

Element CodePDBUX02020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEuphorbiales

FamilyBuxaceae

GenusPachysandra

Other Common Names

Pachysandre à épis terminaux (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New York	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allegheny Front	Allegheny National Forest	7,430

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little River	George Washington National Forest	27,292
New London Bridge Branch	Jefferson National Forest	844

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.