Species

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Common Name(s)

privet

Family

Oleaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Features

Shrub, rarely 5 m high; leaves 3-7-(8.5) cm long; corolla tube 2x lobes.

Flowering

November, December, January, February, March, April

Flower Colours

White,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1958

Origin

Japan

Reason For Introduction
Ornamental

Life Cycle Comments
Perennial.

Poisonous plant:
Poisonous purplish-black berries.

This page last updated on 5 Dec 2010