Characteristics
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. var. obtusifolium
border privet
Forests, floodplain forests, forest edges, thickets, hedgerows, fields, and disturbed soils. Mostly in weedy disturbed or successional forests and fields but also getting into more pristine or high quality forests. By far the most commonly naturalized privet in New York and invasive.
Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
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Citation
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. var. obtusifolium
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Species Distribution Map
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