Pixel Wild
Small-leaved Box
Small-leaved Box
Buxus microphylla
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Small-leaved Box is a small evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3.3 ft tall and wide. It has very small leaves, only 1 mm across, and can grow in dense forests where sunlight is limited.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

Learn more

Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Buxales
Family
Buxaceae
Genus
Buxus
Species
Buxus microphylla