PLANTS Profile for Ligustrum obtusifolium (border privet)

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PLANTS Profile

Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.
border privet


Symbol:		LIOB
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Oleaceae
Growth Habit:		Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

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Plant Distribution by State:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

State Distributional Map for Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

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	CT DC IL IN KY MA MI NH NJ NY OH PA RI VA

Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. occures in the following states: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont

Related Taxa:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

View 14 genera in Oleaceae, 12 species in Ligustrum

Classification:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae –
Order	Scrophulariales –
Family	Oleaceae – Olive family
Genus	Ligustrum L. – privet
Species	Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. – border privet

Noxious Weed Information:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.

Connecticut:
border privet		Potentially invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
border privet		Prohibited
New Hampshire:
blunt-leaved privet		Prohibited invasive Species

Invasive Information:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

blunt-leaved privet

This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32976.

Related Web Sites:
Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.

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