Buxus sempervirens L.

Spice Flowers

Family: BUXACEAE

Genus: Buxus

Catalan common name: Boix.

Spanish common name: Boj.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian (Submediterranean)

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs. Furniture, construction and tools. Medicinal. Symbolic uses.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte. Perennial.

Habitats: Fir forest and beech forest. Buxus balearica forests. Quercus faginea oak wood. Quercus humilis oak wood. Quercus robur oak wood.