Buxaceae
Japanese pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Genus
- Pachysandra
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Common names
By language (13)
- Chinese
- 頂花板凳果, 顶花板凳果, 富贵草, 粉蕊黄杨, 长青草, 雪山林, 顶蕊三角咪
- Danish
- Vinterglans
- Dutch
- Dikkemanskruid
- English
- Japanese pachysandra, Japanese spurge
- Estonian
- Tipmine puksrohi
- Finnish
- Idänvarjoyrtti, Varjoyrtti
- German
- Dickmännchen, Dickanthere, Japanischer Ysander
- hsb
- Japanska pachysandra
- Japanese
- フッキソウ, フッキソウ属
- Korean
- 수호초
- Polish
- Runianka japońska
- Swedish
- Skugg-gröna
- Welsh
- Pren bocs carped
Synonyms
- Kichijiso terminalis (Siebold & Zucc.) Floden & Shipunov
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 332 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: jonsense, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ITÔ, Hiroki, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dé esse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Emily Summerbell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: dinomariobob, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.