Common Privet
Invasive 
Synonyms: Privet
Scientific Name: Ligustrum vulgare
Opposite branching, arranged in an "X" pattern (4-ranked). Native to central and southern Europe, north Africa, and southwestern Asia.
Common Privet
Invasive
Synonyms: Privet
Scientific Name: Ligustrum vulgare
Common Privet
| Genus species: | Ligustrum vulgare | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Common Privet, Privet | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Oleaceae
Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or trees; leaves opposite, simple or compound; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, in various inflorescences; fruit a drupe, capsule, or samara. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Shrub | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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