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Forestiera ligustrina

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Forestiera ligustrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Forestiera
Species:
F. ligustrina
Binomial name
Forestiera ligustrina

Forestiera ligustrina, commonly called southern-privet,[1] is a shrub in the olive family (Oleaceae). It is native to the Southeastern United States.[2] Its natural habitat is in upland calcareous woodlands and glades. It is also found on coastal shell middens.[1]

Forestiera ligustrina can be distinguished from the similar-looking Forestiera godfreyi by having smaller leaves with less pubescent petioles, and by its twig pubescence being group in two lines (as opposed to twigs with uniform pubescence). It flowers in mid to late summer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".
  2. ^ "Forestiera ligustrina". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2021.