Buxus sempervirens L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Buxales

  • Family

    Buxaceae

  • All Determinations

    Buxus sempervirens L.

a.)	Native.
b.)	Long naturalized in this area.
(c7T>Introduced by Steyermark.
The former Julian A. Steyermark property on
hilly Valparaiso moraine, the original
forest of Quercus alba, Q. rubra, (£. macro-
carpa, (£. el 1 ipsoidalis, Ti 1 ia americana,
Acer saccharum, Prunus serotina, Ulmus
rubra, Carya ovata. From 1941-1958 a large
number of herbs, shrubs and trees, many from
Missouri, were introduced by J.A. Steyermark;
essentially untended since 1958 but many
still persisting (Neviusia alabamensis,
Cornus florida, Asimina triloba, etc.)
5 miles N of BARRINGTON.
(T 43 N; R 9 E; NE^NWh and NW^NE^ Sec. 13)
Coll.: M. Nee, T. Plowman & P. Matekaitis
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
U.S.A.: ILLINOIS: Lake County
No. 20555 Buxub
Shrub 1 m. tall. Leaves green above, yellow-
green below. Flowers yellow-green, odorless.
May 3, 1981
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