Buxus microphylla var. japonica
Common Name(s):
- Japanese Boxwood
- Phonetic Spelling
- BUK-sus my-kroh-FY-lah vah-RY-eh-tee jah-PON-ih-kah
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics
- See below
- Description
Evergreen shrubs with small, opposite, simple leaves, broadest above the middle; flowers small, in axillary clusters, 4-parted
Found in: Houseplant or interiorscape; landscape as cultivated woody shrub
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Buxus
- Species:
- microphylla
- Family:
- Buxaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eurasia and Africa
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Poisonous
- Shrub
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
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Flowers:
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- small, in axillary clusters, 4-parted
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- small, opposite, simple leaves, broadest above the middle
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Houseplants
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
- Poisonous
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Poison:
- Poison Severity:
- Low
- Poison Symptoms:
- CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN. SKIN IRRITATION MINOR OR LASTING ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, convulsions, respiratory failure; contact with cell sap may cause skin irritation
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Steroidal alkaloids
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Leaves
- Similar plants:
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Thuja plicata
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Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
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Tsuga canadensis
