Ligustrum sinense Lour. (ITIS)
Chinese privet, small-leaf privet, Chinese ligustrum
Ligustrum villosum
Asia (Cuda et al.)
1800s (Cuda et al.)
Introduced as an ornamental (Cuda et al.)
Forms dense thickets that displace native species (Cuda et al.)
Southern and Eastern U.S.
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Chinese privet, flowers; inflorenscense with unopened buds
Photo by Karen Brown; University of Georgia
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Cuda, J.P., and M.C. Zeller. Chinese privet, Ligustrum sinense, Prospects for Classical Biological Control in the Southeastern United States. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Series No. N 01574.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Ligustrum sinense. [Accessed Aug 20, 2023].