Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. var. obtusifolium
Detail
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Botanical Name
- Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. var. obtusifolium
- Common Name
- Border Privet
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium
- Comments
- This is the more common species of Ligustrum in southwest Virginia; also in northern Virginia. In northern Virginia and elsewhere, it can be a noxious, invasive shrub that is quite shade-tolerant and capable of invading high-quality forest understories
- Habitat
- Floodplain forests, mesic and dry-mesic upland forests, old fields, fencerows, pastures, and other disturbed habitats. Common in the n. Piedmont and parts of the sw. mountains; apparently infrequent elsewhere but probably underrepresented by collections.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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