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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 24 taxa in the family Oleaceae, Olive family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Carolina Ash, Water Ash, Pop Ash
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Fraxinus caroliniana FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Fraxinus caroliniana FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fraxinus caroliniana 153-01-001 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in deeply to shallowly flooded swamps. It's a small tree, sometimes very abundant (and nearly the only subcanopy species) as the understory in Taxodium-Nyssa swamps
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
White Ash, American Ash
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Fraxinus americana FAMILY: Oleaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Fraxinus americana FAMILY: Oleaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fraxinus americana var. americana 153-01-002a FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it on mesic slopes, in rich cove forests, dryish calcareous or mafic glades & woodlands (with Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Carya glabra)
Common (rare in Coastal Plain of GA, NC, SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Biltmore Ash, Biltmore White Ash
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Fraxinus biltmoreana FAMILY: Oleaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Fraxinus americana FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana 153-01-002b FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it on mesic slopes, in rich cove forests, dryish calcareous or mafic glades & woodlands (with Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Carya glabra)
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Pumpkin Ash
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Fraxinus profunda FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Fraxinus profunda FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fraxinus tomentosa 153-01-003 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in swamps, esp along blackwater rivers & streams & in freshwater tidal wetlands, also in brownwater bottomlands
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Green Ash, Red Ash
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Fraxinus pennsylvanica FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Fraxinus pennsylvanica FAMILY: Oleaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Fraxinus pennsylvanica + 153-01-004 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in bottomlands & swamps, esp along brownwater rivers & streams
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Blue Ash
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Fraxinus quadrangulata FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Fraxinus quadrangulata FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in mesic to dry calcareous woodlands & forests
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp-privet
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Forestiera acuminata FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Forestiera acuminata FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Forestiera acuminata 153-02-001 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in swamp forests, esp over calcareous substrate
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Godfrey's Forestiera
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Forestiera godfreyi FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Forestiera godfreyi FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it on shell middens, in maritime forests over shell substrate
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Upland Swamp Privet, Southern-privet, Glade Privet, Upland Privet
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Forestiera ligustrina FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Forestiera ligustrina FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in upland forests and slopes along streams, mostly on shell middens or calcareous rock
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common Name: Florida-privet
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Forestiera segregata var. segregata FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Forestiera segregata var. segregata FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in calcareous scrub, shell middens, maritime forests and thickets
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fringetree, Grancy Graybeard, Old Man's Beard, Grandsir-graybeard
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Chionanthus virginicus FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chionanthus virginicus FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chionanthus virginicus 153-03-001 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in dry, mesic, or wet forests & woodlands, granitic flatrocks & domes, glades & barrens over various rocks (including granite, greenstone, etc.), swamp forests in the Coastal Plain, rarely pocosins
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Devilwood, Wild Olive
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Cartrema americanum FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Osmanthus americanus var. americanus FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Osmanthus americana 153-04-001 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in maritime forests and (in FL, GA, SC, and extreme s. NC) hammocks and other dry, sandy forests well inland; reported southwards for wet habitats as well
Common in GA & SC (uncommon in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fragrant Tea Olive
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) - FAMILY: Oleaceae
PLANTS National Database: Osmanthus fragrans FAMILY: Oleaceae
Non-native
Common Name:
Amur Privet
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Ligustrum obtusifolium var. suave FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum amurense FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ligustrum amurense 153-05-001 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in disturbed places
Rare
Non-native: Japan
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Common Name:
Japanese Privet
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ligustrum japonicum FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum japonicum FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ligustrum japonicum 153-05-002 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in disturbed places
Rare
Non-native: Japan & Korea
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Common Name:
California Privet
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ligustrum ovalifolium FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum ovalifolium FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ligustrum ovalifolium 153-05-003 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in disturbed places
Rare
Non-native: Japan
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Common Name:
Chinese Privet
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ligustrum sinense FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum sinense FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ligustrum sinense 153-05-004 FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in moist forests, esp alluvial bottomlands
Common
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Glossy Privet, Broadleaf Privet
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ligustrum lucidum FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum lucidum FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in disturbed places
Rare
Non-native: China, Japan & Korea
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Common Name:
Border Privet
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum obtusifolium FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in disturbed places
Rare
Non-native: Japan
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Common Name:
European Privet, Common Privet
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ligustrum vulgare FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligustrum vulgare FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in disturbed places
Common (rare in NC)
Non-native: Europe & northern Africa
Common Name: Weeping Forsythia
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Forsythia suspensa FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Forsythia suspensa FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in waste places, vacant lots, suburban woodlands
Rare, commonly planted and persistent, rarely escaping
Non-native: China
Common Name: Greenstem Forsythia
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Forsythia viridissima FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Forsythia viridissima FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it in waste places, vacant lots, suburban woodlands
Rare, commonly planted and persistent, rarely escaping
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Winter Jasmine
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Jasminum nudiflorum FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Jasminum nudiflorum FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it to be cultivated and rarely persistent or spreading
Rare
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Common Lilac, French Lilac
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Syringa vulgaris FAMILY: Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Syringa vulgaris FAMILY: Oleaceae
Look for it to be persistent and naturalizing around old farms
Rare
Non-native: Europe
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