Ligustrum lucidum

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Ligustrum lucidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species: L. lucidum
Binomial name
Ligustrum lucidum
W.T. Aiton
LIGU LUCI dist.JPG
Natural range of Ligustrum lucidum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: glossy privet, broadleaf privet

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

L. lucidum has been found in and along ecosystems such as pine-oak-maple woodlands, hickory-oak-pine woodlands, mixed deciduous woodlands, edges of limestone glades, pond borders, creek borders, and lake shores. It prefers mesic, loamy or sandy soil with shaded conditions. L. lucidum will also occur along forest edges, cultivated in lawns or hedge rows, in ruderal areas, and along fence rows.[2]

Associated species of L. lucidum include Ligustrum sinense, Frangula caroliniana, and Crataegus pulcherrima.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Kathy Craddock Burks, A. Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, R. Kral, K. MacClendon, and Travis MacClendon. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, Grady, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, and Washington.