Buxus colchica (syn. B. hyrcana) is a species of Buxus native to western Georgia, as well as parts of the adjacent southern Russia and northeastern Turkey. It occurs in a truly native state in western Georgia's Colchic forests, but has since naturalized to surrounding areas. Its name is derived from Colchis, an ancient kingdom that was located at what is now the center of the plant's area of distribution.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Buxus colchica being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Buxus sempervirens
- Buxus sinica
- Ilex crenata — considered toxic
- Lonicera ligustrina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Buxales
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Genus
- Buxus
- Species
- Buxus colchica
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