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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Border Privet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ligustrum obtusifolium
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ligustrum obtusifolium
COMMON NAME:
Border Privet
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453177
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453188
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Flowers unpleasantly fragrant, borne in nodding panicles, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453196
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Fruit is a black to blue-black (dark gray) slightly bloomy berry-like drupe, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453209
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453233
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453240
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453240b
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Lvs elliptic-oblong, 2.5-6cm x 0.8-2.5cm, hairless green above, hairy below, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ligustrum obtusifolium
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ligustrum obtusifolium
2499
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite
Petioles almost absent or to 6mm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Cream
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Synsepalous calyx
4-lobed funnelform corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence a many-flowered terminal panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black/ Purple-black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p086
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p034
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p194
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