Pachistima
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Pachistima, nicknamed cliff-green or mountain lover, is a genus of flowering plant
s in the family Celastraceae
, related to Euonymus
. Canby pachistima (Pachistima canbyi) looks similar to Pachysandra
, but they are not related.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Celastraceae
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae , is a family of about 90-100 genera and 1,300 species of vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales...
, related to Euonymus
Euonymus
Euonymus , often called spindle or spindle tree, is a genus of flowering plants in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It comprises about 170–180 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees...
. Canby pachistima (Pachistima canbyi) looks similar to Pachysandra
Pachysandra
Pachysandra is a genus of four or five species of evergreen groundcovers or subshrubs, belonging to the Boxwood Family, Buxaceae. The species are native to eastern Asia and southeast North America, some reaching a height of 20-45 cm, with only weakly woody stems...
, but they are not related.