Ligustrum obtusifolium (border privet[1] or Amur privet[2]) is a species of privet, native to Japan, Korea and northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Zhejiang).[3][4] 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.[5][6] With Ligustrum ovalifolium it is a parent of the widespread hybrid Ligustrum × ibolium.[7]
Ligustrum obtusifolium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Ligustrum |
Species: | L. obtusifolium |
Binomial name | |
Ligustrum obtusifolium | |
Synonyms | |
Ligustrum amurense Carrière |
Ligustrum obtusifolium is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are 1 to 6 centimetres (0.39 to 2.36 in) long and 4 to 25 millimetres (0.16 to 0.98 in) broad.[3][8]
There are three subspecies:[3]
Etymology
Ligustrum means ‘binder’. It was named by Pliny and Virgil.[9]
References
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