Resources
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Images, Video and Information - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Representative Images
2307079 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
0016061 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Flower(s) James H. Miller |
1116139 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Fruit(s) Charles T. Bryson |
1120548 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
1338010 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Infestation Chris Evans |
2132011 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Control Scott Horn |
2155082 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Infestation John D. Byrd |
2188053 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Flower(s) Chris Evans |
2307074 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Foliage James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
2307076 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Seedling(s) James H. Miller |
2307077 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Infestation James H. Miller |
3694016 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Fruit(s) James R. Allison |
5005004 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Fruit(s) Ronald F. Billings |
5079012 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Foliage Troy Evans |
5302027 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
5344089 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Infestation David J. Moorhead |
5345071 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Infestation David J. Moorhead |
2132014 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Control Scott Horn |
5307090 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Seed(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Scrophulariales |
| Family: Oleaceae |
| Genus: Ligustrum |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
common chinese privet, common privet
Related Scientific Names:
| Ligustrum microcarpum Lour. | (Synonym) |
| Ligustrum villosum Lour. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

