(First upload on April 19 2014. Last on April 29 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Buxaceae (ツゲ科) > Buxus sempervirens
Buxus L. (ツゲ)Seiyoutsuge (セイヨウツゲ, 西洋柘植), common box, European box or boxwoodLifeform: evergreen shrub ≈ 10 m high Distribution: western and southern Europe - northwest Africa - southwest Asia (not in Japan) Habitat: on soils derived from chalk and limestone, usually as an understorey in forests, commonly associated with Fagus sylvatica forests Leaf arrangement: opposite phyllotaxis Utilization: hedges |
Cultivars: elegantissima, latifolia maculata, etc. |
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[1-3] in front of an apartment in N14/W4, North Ward, Sapporo. [1/2] on February 23 2026. [3] on November 25 2026.