Pachysandra terminalis

shiny green compound leaf foliage. raceme of fl buds
Photo Credit: 
Steven Daniels
taken Monroe Co.

Rarely truly naturalized but persistent & spreading from historic & contemporary cultivation. Alternative native groundcovers include wild ginger, Packera, and Alleghany spurge (regional native).

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Brandywine Conservancy Invasive Spotlight

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
Japanese pachysandra
Type: 
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Invasive Level: 
Invasive in Finger Lakes
Moisture: 
Dry
Moist
Light: 
Part Sun
Part Shade
Shade
Can be weedy

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