Border Privet Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini var. obtusifoliumNon-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Ligustrum amurense.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Scrophulariales   >   Family Oleaceae   >   Genus Ligustrum   

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Border Privet in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Border Privet with unripe fruit near Milton, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Border Privet is a common escapee from Asia that has become naturalized throughout Maryland. Photo by Tom Palmer. (MBP list)

Border Privet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2012). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)


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