*Ligustrum vulgare Linnaeus. Common name: Common Privet. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Disturbed places. Distribution: Native of Europe and n. Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, S, Tat, Va, WV, Hardin (1974), Nesom (2009a); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Ligustrum vulgare L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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