Border privet

Ligustrum obtusifolium

''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' is a species of privet, native to Japan, Korea and northeastern China . The species is considered invasive in parts of the United States. It has become very common in southern New England, the mid-Atlantic States, and the Great Lakes regions, with scattered occurrences in the South, the Great Plains, and Washington State.
Border Privet - Ligustrum obtusifolium This shrub is an invasive species that is banned in Connecticut and is not considered to be naturalized. Yet, I found it growing wild. This plant is able to escape cultivation and rapidly form dense thickets that can crowd out native species, which is why it is banned in Connecticut. It has elliptic-shaped leaves and dark blue fruit (when ripe), which persist on the branches throughout the winter. The fruits on this shrub were not yet ripe. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/91606/border_privet_-_ligustrum_obtusifolium.html Border privet,Geotagged,Ligustrum obtusifolium,Summer,United States

Appearance

''Ligustrum obtusifolium''is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 metres tall. The leaves are 1 to 6 centimetres long and 4 to 25 millimetres broad.
Border Privet - Ligustrum obtusifolium This shrub is an invasive species that is banned in Connecticut and is not considered to be naturalized. Yet, I found it growing wild. This plant is able to escape cultivation and rapidly form dense thickets that can crowd out native species, which is why it is banned in Connecticut. It has elliptic-shaped leaves and dark blue fruit (when ripe), which persist on the branches throughout the winter. The fruits on this shrub were not yet ripe. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/91607/border_privet_-_ligustrum_obtusifolium.html Border privet,Geotagged,Ligustrum,Ligustrum obtusifolium,Summer,United States,privet

Naming

There are three subspecies:
⤷ ''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' subsp. ''obtusifolium''. Japan.
⤷ ''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' subsp. ''microphyllum'' P.S.Green. Eastern China, Korea, Japan.
⤷ ''Ligustrum obtusifolium'' subsp. ''suave'' Kitagawa. Northeastern China.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyOleaceae
GenusLigustrum
SpeciesL. obtusifolium
Photographed in
United States of America