Buxus sempervirens
Poisonous — do not eat it.
If someone has eaten it, call emergency services or your poison control centre.
Dangerous to: horses, dogs, cats
If an animal has eaten this, call your vet.
About
Buxus sempervirens, the common box, European box, or boxwood, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Buxus, native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia, from southern England south to northern Morocco, and east through the northern Mediterranean region to Turkey. Buxus colchica of western Caucasus and B. hyrcana of northern Iran and eastern Caucasus are commonly treated as synonyms of B. sempervirens.
- Family
- Buxaceae
How to use it
Boxwood is often used in landscaping for its ability to be shaped into hedges and topiaries. It's also valued for its dense, evergreen foliage, which provides year-round greenery in gardens. Additionally, the wood of boxwood is used in fine woodworking and crafting due to its durability and fine texture.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
Boxwood is not eaten by humans. While it may look inviting, this plant is not safe for consumption, so it's best to admire it in gardens rather than on your plate.
Sources: Wikidata
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Buxus sempervirens
- Slug
- buxus-sempervirens
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Genus
- Buxus
- Species
- sempervirens
- Wikidata QID
- Q27344
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 3
- Data completeness
- 43
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