Scientific Name
Buxus
Common Name
boxwood

Characteristics

ID hints
Twigs square, decurrent ridges**
- Leaves opposite*
Leaves small, entire
- White cottony midrib on leaves***

4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.

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