Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
![]() 5078031 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Plant(s) Nava Tabak |
![]() 5078029 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Plant(s) Nava Tabak |
![]() 5078030 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Flower(s) Nava Tabak |
![]() 5078033 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Flower(s) Nava Tabak |
![]() 5078032 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Foliage Nava Tabak |
![]() 5396345 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Foliage Robert Vidéki |
![]() 5142064 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Flower(s) The Dow Gardens Archive |
![]() 5396203 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Flower(s) Robert Vidéki |
![]() 1562044 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Plant(s) Mark Frey |
![]() 5307093 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5307092 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5307094 European privet Ligustrum vulgare Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
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
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- 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
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Restricted Invasive Species
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Noxious Weeds
- 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:
wild privet
| 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. |















