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|accepted_name=Buxus sempervirens
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 983. 1753
|year=1753
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|hierarchy=Buxaceae;Buxus;Buxus sempervirens
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|volume=Volume 10
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>1–3(–8) m, glabrous, except puberulent on young shoots, petioles, and basal portion of leaves. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole to 2 mm; blade elliptic to widely elliptic, 1.5–3 × 0.7–1.7 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse or, occasionally, retuse, surfaces darker green adaxially. <b>Capsules</b> 8 mm diam. <b>Seeds</b> 5–6 mm. <b>2n</b> = 28.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring; fruiting late summer–fall.
|habitat=Old homesites, waste places.
|elevation=0–1000 m.
|distribution=N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Pa.;R.I.;Tenn.;Va.;W.Va.;s;w Europe;sw Asia;nw Africa.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>The hard, heavy wood of <i>Buxus sempervirens</i> is used for engraving, marquetry, turning, tool handles, mallet heads, and musical instruments. All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested; contact with the plant may cause dermatitis (W. H. Lewis and M. P. F. Elvin-Lewis 1977).</p>
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name=Buxus sempervirens
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Buxaceae
|phenology=Flowering spring; fruiting late summer–fall.
|habitat=Old homesites, waste places.
|elevation=0–1000 m.
|distribution=N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Pa.;R.I.;Tenn.;Va.;W.Va.;s;w Europe;sw Asia;nw Africa.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|genus=Buxus
|species=Buxus sempervirens
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