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Ligustrum sinense Lour.
Chinese privet

       
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Ligustrum sinense Lour.

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Synonyms:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

  LIMI13 Ligustrum microcarpum Kaneh. & Sasaki
  LIVI7 Ligustrum villosum May
 

Distribution:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

View 14 genera in Oleaceae, 12 species in Ligustrum
 

Classification:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Oleaceae – Olive family
Genus Ligustrum L. – privet
Species Ligustrum sinense Lour. – Chinese privet
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

Chinese privet

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU FAC NO NO NO UPL* NO NO NO NO NO NI* NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Low   Low       Low Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32979.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Ligustrum sinense Lour.

FL-Control of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

 
 
Time Generated: 09/17/2008 12:23 PM MDT