| border privet | USDA PLANTS Symbol: LIOB U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Scrophulariales: Oleaceae |
| Native Range: Japan (REHD, BAIL); |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
![]() Flower(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Fruit(s); Ripe Fruit Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Fruit(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
![]() State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
| Native Alternatives: | |
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Agarista populifolia (Florida hobblebush) Arctostaphylos columbiana (hairy manzanita) Arctostaphylos patula (greenleaf manzanita) Ceanothus velutinus (snowbrush ceanothus) Forestiera acuminata (eastern swampprivet) Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens (stretchberry) Illicium floridanum (Florida anisetree) Ilex glabra (inkberry) Lindera benzoin (northern spicebush) Lithocarpus densiflorus (tanoak) Morella californica (California wax myrtle) Morella cerifera (wax myrtle) Osmanthus americanus (devilwood) Photinia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) Photinia pyrifolia (red chokeberry) Prunus caroliniana (Carolina laurelcherry) Viburnum prunifolium (blackhaw) | ![]() More Information on Native Plants at: www.beplantwise.org PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. |
| U.S. National Parks where reported invasive: |
| Colonial National Historical Park (Virginia) |














