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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ligustrum lucidum
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 Glossy Privet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ligustrum lucidum
FAMILY
Oleaceae
COMMON NAME:
Glossy Privet, Broadleaf Privet
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_2307086
June
Stem round in cross-section, light gray and relatively smooth w no fissures, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm160915_063
September Beaufort County SC
Green's Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm160915_065
September Beaufort County SC
Green's Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve
Primary lateral veins translucent, (5)6-8 pr (vs. L. japonicum's 3-5 pr), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160915_066
September Beaufort County SC
Green's Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve
Petioles 1-3cm, per Flora of China.
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_2307084
October
Branches brownish-gray with raised light dots (lenticels), per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_2307087
December
Conical, branched terminal clusters of ovoid drupes ripen to blue-black, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests.
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James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org bug_1120553
Month Unknown
Loosely branching, terminal and upper axillary conical clusters of flowers, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests.
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Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org bug_5307089
Month Unknown
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Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5408155
Month Unknown
Leaves usually 6-13cm long; apex usually long-acuminate, per Weakley's Flora.
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Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org bug_5476278
Month Unknown GA
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ligustrum lucidum
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ligustrum lucidum
FAMILY
Oleaceae
830
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Non-native: China, Japan & Korea
Habitat: Disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
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:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- SC Native Plant Society
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
LEAVES:
Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite, or rarely alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Cream
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Synsepalous calyx, lobes obsolete or almost obsolete
4-lobed funnelform corolla
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a many-flowered terminal panicle
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Blue-black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p360
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p086
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p038
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US p069
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests p22
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p120
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p096
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p192