Japanese Spurge, Pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Buxaceae - Boxwood Family
Pachysandra terminalis: Japanese Spurge
Location on campus: behind bench, under steps in planting bed on north side of Karls Hall
· deciduous groundcover with simple, dark green, alternate, obovate leaves with crenate margins from middle to tip
· grows about 4-8" tall
· good for shady, moist, high-organic matter soils
· spreads more slowly than other spreading groundcovers