Ligustrum japonicum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Oleaceae
Family (Traditional)	Oleaceae
Genus	Ligustrum
Species:	Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.
Common Name	Japanese Privet
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Ligustrum japonica	Ligustrum japonica Thunb.
Ligustrum japonicum var. rotundifolium	Ligustrum japonicum var. rotundifolium

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: Hamilton (TN), Knox (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MEM, SWMT, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 1975

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0174788	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ligustrum japonicum
TENN-V-0174786	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ligustrum japonicum
TENN-V-0174785	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Ligustrum japonicum
TENN-V-0174787	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Ligustrum japonicum
UCHT023169	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Ligustrum japonicum
SWMT03413	Shelby	Tennessee	14 May 1975	James H. Graves	SWMT Ligustrum japonicum
MEM020565	Shelby	Tennessee	13 Sep 1973	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 73E14.9	MEM Ligustrum japonicum
MEM012983	Shelby	Tennessee	18 May 1972	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 72C14.11	MEM Ligustrum japonicum

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Ligustrum japonicum

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