Ligustrum ovalifolium

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOleaceae
Family (Traditional)Oleaceae
GenusLigustrum
Species:Ligustrum ovalifolium Nakai
Common NameCalifornia Privet
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Ligustrum foliosum Ligustrum foliosum

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Lawrence (KY), Coffee (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MTSU, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1991 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0045452 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Ligustrum ovalifolium
MTSU019190 Coffee Tennessee 19 Oct 1991 Chris Bumgarner
39
MTSU
Ligustrum ovalifolium
MTSU019189 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Dec 1991 Greg Brewer
14
MTSU
Ligustrum ovalifolium
BRIT132966 Tennessee
VDB
Ligustrum ovalifolium
31234100552312 Lawrence Kentucky 15 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10636
EKY
Ligustrum ovalifolium
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