- Name
- Privet
- Common Names
- Scientific Name
- Ligustrum spp
- Family
- Oleaceae (Olive Family)
- Description
- Ligustrum Sinense (Chinese Privet), Ligustrum Japonicum (Japanese Privet) Shrub or a small tree, an invasive species in NC.
- Leaves
- Lustrous, dark green ever-green foliage, simple opposite leaves with indistinct veins.
- Flowers
- Small, white, 4-parted, tubular, in terminal clusters; fruit a semi-fleshy, black berry; fetid flowers have an odor that can be offensive to many people.
- Bloom Time
- May
- Pollen Source
- fair
- Nectar Source
- good
- Pollen Color
- yellowish-green
- Native to NC
- No
