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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Oleaceae	Cartrema	Wild Olive, Devilwood
Oleaceae	Cartrema americanum	Wild Olive, Devilwood	Maritime forests and (in FL, GA, SC, and extreme s. NC) hammocks and other dry, sandy forests well inland, and reported southwards for wet habitats as well.	Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. LA (Florida parishes); also south through Mexico (18 states).
Oleaceae	Cartrema floridanum	Florida Wild Olive	Florida scrub.	Endemic to the FL peninsula (north to Volusia, Marion, and Citrus counties).
Oleaceae	Chionanthus	Fringe-tree, Old Man's Beard
Oleaceae	Chionanthus pygmaeus	Pygmy Fringetree	Florida scrub.	Endemic to the FL peninsula, north to Lake County.
Oleaceae	Chionanthus retusus	Chinese Fringe-tree	Used horticulturally; not known to naturalize.	Native of e. Asia.
Oleaceae	Chionanthus virginicus	Fringe-tree, Old Man's Beard	Dry, mesic, or wet forests and woodlands, granitic flatrocks and domes, glades and barrens over various rocks (including granite, greenstone, etc.), swamp forests in the Coastal Plain, tidal swamps, rarely pocosins.	NJ, s. PA, s. OH, and MO south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.
Oleaceae	Fontanesia
Oleaceae	Fontanesia fortunei	Syrian-privet
Oleaceae	Forestiera	Forestiera
Oleaceae	Forestiera acuminata	Swamp Forestiera, Swamp-privet	Swamp forests, especially over calcareous substrates.	SC south to n. FL, west to TX, north in the interior to KY, e. and c. TN, IN, IL, MO, and KS.
Oleaceae	Forestiera angustifolia	Desert-olive, Panalero, Elbowbush	Brush, dry hillsides.	Se., s., and w. TX south into Mexico (14 states).
Oleaceae	Forestiera godfreyi	Godfrey's Forestiera	Shell middens, maritime forests over shell substrate.	Se. SC (Beaufort, Charleston, and Colleton counties) to e. GA and n. peninsular and e. Panhandle FL.
Oleaceae	Forestiera ligustrina	Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet	Upland forests, woodlands, and glades, mostly on calcareous rocks or shell middens.	E. SC south to n. peninsular FL, west to sc. KY, c. TN, AL, and MS; disjunct in w. LA and e. TX.
Oleaceae	Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens	Stretchberry, Elbowbush	Prairies and scrub.	OK to sc. TX.
Oleaceae	Forestiera segregata	Florida Forestiera, Florida-privet	Calcareous scrub, shell middens, maritime forests and thickets.	Se. SC south to s. FL; West Indies.
Oleaceae	Forsythia	Forsythia, Golden-bells
Oleaceae	Forsythia intermedia	Border Forsythia	From horticultural use.	Native of Asia.
Oleaceae	Forsythia suspensa	Weeping Forsythia	Waste places, vacant lots, suburban woodlands, commonly planted and persistent, rarely escaped.	Native of China.
Oleaceae	Forsythia viridissima	Greenstem Forsythia	Waste places, vacant lots, suburban woodlands, commonly planted and persistent, rarely escaped.	Native of China.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus	Ash
Oleaceae	Fraxinus albicans	Texas Ash	Limestone slopes and bluffs.	Sc. OK south to sc. TX.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus americana	White Ash, American Ash	Mesic slopes, rich cove forests.	NS west to MN, south to n. peninsular FL and TX.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus berlandierana	Mexican Ash, Berlandier Ash, Rio Grande Ash, Fresno	Along streams.	Native of sc. OK south to s. TX, has been reported as naturalized in s. MS and e. LA (Kartesz 2010), but these records may be merely based on cultivated individuals (Nesom 2010h).
Oleaceae	Fraxinus biltmoreana	Biltmore Ash, Biltmore White Ash	Mesic slopes, rich cove forests, dry calcareous or mafic glades and woodlands (with Juniperus virginiana and Carya glabra), calcareous hammocks.	NJ, OH, and IL south to n. peninsular FL, c. AL, c. MS, and LA.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus caroliniana	Water Ash, Pop Ash, Carolina Ash	Deeply to shallowly flooded swamps, both alluvial and tidal.	Se. MD south to n. FL, west to TX, primarily on the Coastal Plain.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus cubensis	Florida Water Ash, Cuban Water Ash	Sloughs, ponds, other deeply flooded sites.	N. peninsular FL (Marion and Citrus counties), south to s. FL; Cuba.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus excelsior	European Ash	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. Sparingly planted and naturalized in ne. US, south to KY and s. NJ.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus nigra	Black Ash	Seepage swamps and mountain streambanks, on calcareous or mafic substrates.	NL (Newfoundland) and QC west to MB, south to DE, VA, IN, and IA.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus pauciflora	Swamp White Ash	Deep swamps.	S. GA south to n. peninsular FL.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green Ash, Red Ash	Bottomlands and swamps, especially along brownwater rivers and streams, rarely on mesic upland disturbed sites.	NS west to AB, south to FL, TX, and CO.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus profunda	Pumpkin Ash	Swamps, especially along blackwater rivers and streams and in freshwater tidal wetlands (as along the James, Pamunkey, Mattaponi, and Rappahannock rivers in e. VA), also in brownwater bottomlands; common (rare in Piedmont and Mountains).	S. NJ south to n. FL, west to LA, mostly on the Coastal Plain, north in the interior to w. NC, sc. TN, e. AR, se. MO, s. IL, IN, OH, sc. MI, ne. PA, and w. NY.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus quadrangulata	Blue Ash	Mesic to dry calcareous woodlands and forests.	S. ON west to s. MI and e. KS, south to sw. VA, e. TN, nw. GA, n. AL, and OK.
Oleaceae	Fraxinus smallii	Small’s White Ash	Bottomland forests, alluvial woods, river bluffs, upland hardwood forests, oak-pine forests.	PA, MI, IA, and KS south to Panhandle FL and e. TX.
Oleaceae	Jasminum	Winter Jasmine
Oleaceae	Jasminum dichotomum	Gold Coast Jasmine	Disturbed areas, hammocks.	Native of tropical Africa.
Oleaceae	Jasminum fluminense	Brazilian Jasmine	Disturbed areas, hammocks.	Native of tropical Africa.
Oleaceae	Jasminum grandiflorum	Poet's Jasmine	Disturbed areas.	Native of Asia.
Oleaceae	Jasminum mesnyi	Japanese Jasmine, Primrose Jasmine	Cultivated and sometimes persistent or spreading (at least vegetatively, by layering) from plantings.	Native of w. China. Reported for GA (Kartesz 1999), Panhandle FL (Kunzer et al. 2009), and AL Coastal Plain (Diamond 2013).
Oleaceae	Jasminum multiflorum	Star Jasmine	Cultivated and sometimes persistent or spreading.	Native of India and Pakistan. Naturalized at least as far north as Jacksonville, Duval County, FL (Wunderlin & Hansen 2004).
Oleaceae	Jasminum nitidum	Angelwing Jasmine	Disturbed areas.	Native of Asia.
Oleaceae	Jasminum nudiflorum	Winter Jasmine	Cultivated and rarely persistent or spreading, at least vegetatively by layering (Diamond 2013).	Native of China. Reported for GA (Kartesz 1999), AL Coastal Plain (Diamond 2013), and AR (Hot Springs County) (Serviss et al. 2018).
Oleaceae	Jasminum sambac	Arabian Jasmine	Disturbed areas.	Native of India.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum	Privet
Oleaceae	Ligustrum japonicum	Japanese Privet	Disturbed places.	Native of Japan and Korea.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum lucidum	Glossy Privet, Broadleaf Privet	Disturbed places.	Native of China, Japan, and Korea.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium		Disturbed places.	Native of Japan.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum obtusifolium var. suave	Amur Privet	Disturbed places.	Native of Japan.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum ovalifolium	California Privet	Disturbed places.	Native of Japan.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum quihoui	Waxy-leaf Privet	Glade margins, suburban woodlands, disturbed places.	Native of China. Though seemingly established only rarely in parts of our area, this species has the potential to become another noxious "shrub weed" across the region. Reported for AL by Diamond & Keener (2012).
Oleaceae	Ligustrum sinense	Chinese Privet, Privy Hedge	Moist forests, especially alluvial bottomlands, and also in a wide range of other forests, woodlands, glade edges, etc.	Native of China.
Oleaceae	Ligustrum tschonoskii	Tschonosky Privet	Suburban forests.	Native of Japan, Korea, and Sakhalin. Known in the flora area "only from the woods along the bank of Rock Creek in Rock Creek Park" (Nesom 2009a; Shetler and Orli 2000)
Oleaceae	Ligustrum vulgare	Common Privet	Disturbed places.	Native of Europe and n. Africa.
Oleaceae	Menodora	Menodora
Oleaceae	Menodora heterophylla	Low Menodora	Rocky, silty, or sandy areas.	Nc. TX south to s. and w. TX and Mexico (COA, NLE, TAM).
Oleaceae	Menodora longiflora	Showy Menodora	Rocky soil and ledges along streams.	C. TX, w. TX, NM south to c. Mexico (barely reaching our region).
Oleaceae	Noronhia
Oleaceae	Noronhia emarginata	Madagascar Olive	Disturbed coastal hammocks.	Native of Africa.
Oleaceae	Oleaceae	Olive Family
Oleaceae	Osmanthus	Wild Olive, Devilwood
Oleaceae	Osmanthus ×fortunei	Fortune’s Sweet Olive, Fortune’s Osmanthus	Suburban woodlands, rarely escaped from horticultural plantings.	Hybrid originating in Japan of two species native of Japan.
Oleaceae	Osmanthus heterophyllus	Holly Osmanthus	Suburban woodlands, from horticultural use.	Native of Japan. Naturalizing in Guilford County, NC (W. Cook, pers. comm. 2010). "Escaped from cultivation into several forested parks and stream valleys in urban parts of northern Virginia; also recently documented in a disturbed limestone forest at north end of Shenandoah National Park (J. Hughes)" (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019).
Oleaceae	Syringa	Lilac
Oleaceae	Syringa reticulata	Japanese Tree Lilac, Chinese Tree Lilac, Korean Tree Lilac	Grown horticulturally, escaping.	Native of e. Asia.
Oleaceae	Syringa vulgaris	Lilac	Commonly planted, persistent and naturalizing around old farms.	Native of se. Europe.
Oleaceae	Syringa xpersica	Persian Lilac	Cultivated, sometimes persistent.	Horticultural hybrid of two Eurasian species.