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Ligustrum sinense Lour. (ITIS)
Ligustrum villosum
Chinese privet, small-leaf privet, Chinese ligustrum
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.)
Distribution / Maps / Survey Status
Images
Videos
Google. YouTube; University of Florida. IFAS. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
Selected Resources
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Council or Task Force
Partnership
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).
Centre for Invasive Species Solutions; Atlas of Living Australia; Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Federal Government
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.
International Government
State and Local Government
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
Mississippi Forestry Commission.
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
See also: Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for plant species (trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and aquatic plants) that have impacted the state's natural lands
Academic
Mississippi State University. Extension.
See also: Publications - Invasive Plants for more resources
University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.
University of Florida. IFAS. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.
Professional
Starr Environmental.
Citations
- 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 Sep 10, 2014].