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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ligustrum lucidum
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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