Buxus sempervirens

Flowers and green fruit on unpruned hedge; ‘Westoe’ near Marton, Rangitikei.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 31/10/2015, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

box

Family

Buxaceae

Authority

Buxus sempervirens L.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

NVS code

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BUXSEM

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Green, Yellow

Year naturalised

1940

Origin

S. and C. Europe, N. Africa, N. Iran

Etymology

buxus: Latin name for boxwood.

sempervirens: From the Latin semper ‘always’ and virens ‘green’, evergreen

Reason For Introduction
Unknown

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