glossy privet |
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| Scrophulariales > Oleaceae > Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton
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| Synonym(s): tree privet |
| Glossy privet is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to 40 ft. (12.2 m) in height. The trunks usually occur as multiple stems with many long, leafy branches. Leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, 3-6 in. (5-15.2 cm) long and 2-4 in. (5-10.2 cm) wide. Flowering occurs in late summer, when very abundant, white flowers develop at the end of branches in 5-8 in. (12.7-20 cm) long clusters. Fruits are <0.5 in. (1.3 cm) long, oval, fleshy and ripen to a dark blue to black color. Fruits persist into winter. Several privet species occur and they are often very hard to distinguish. Glossy privet resembles Japanese privet (L. japonicum Thunb.), but the leaves of Japanese privet are shorter (2 in. [5.1 cm] long) and thicker. Glossy privet commonly forms dense thickets in fields or in the understory of forests. It shades and out-competes many native species, and once established, is very difficult to remove. Glossy privet is commonly used as an ornamental shrub and for hedgerows. |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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Invasive Reference(s)
- Alabama - IPC List
- Florida - EPPC list
- Georgia - EPPC list
- Texas - Invasive Plant List
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- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control
Subject Reference(s)
- USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. -
http://plants.usda.gov/
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