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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Forestiera ligustrina   FAMILY Oleaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera ligustrina   FAMILY Oleaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Forestiera ligustrina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Forestiera ligustrina

 

COMMON NAME:
Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet


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image of Forestiera ligustrina, Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet

JK Marlow    jkm110416_887

April    Etowah County    AL

image of Forestiera ligustrina, Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmfligustrina_mcc4

April    McCormick County    SC

Leaves have distinct petioles (Chinse Privet has very short petioles), per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).

image of Forestiera ligustrina, Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmfligustrina_mcc7

April    McCormick County    SC

image of Forestiera ligustrina, Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmfligustrina_mcc8

April    McCormick County    SC

Smaller leaves than those of F. godfreyi, with margins toothed thoughout, per The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide.

image of Forestiera ligustrina, Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet

Eva Pratt    esp_image5

May        AL

image of Forestiera ligustrina, Glade Forestiera, Southern-privet

Eva Pratt    esp_image5b

May        AL

The finely serrate leaves are up to 2" long, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Forestiera ligustrina   FAMILY Oleaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Forestiera ligustrina   FAMILY Oleaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Forestiera ligustrina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Forestiera ligustrina

 

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2312

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Upland forests, woodlands, and glades, mostly on calcareous rocks or shell middens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in GA, rare in SC

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-white
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
Synsepalous calyx, lobes obsolete or almost obsolete
Petals absent
Unisexual

Flowers in axillary clusters

FRUIT:
Summer
Blue-black
Drupe

 

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