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Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
NONNATIVE/INVASIVE. Growing in a backyard habitat in NW Georgia.
Ligustrum sinense is a deciduous shrub native to Asia. It has been cultivated in North America as an ornamental. It can be found in many locations as it a highly invasive plant. It poses major ecological threats to native understory species, aggressively invading forests, fields, roadsides, and many other habitats.
''Ligustrum sinense'' is a species of privet native to China, Taiwan and Vietnam. It is also naturalized in Réunion, the Andaman Islands, Norfolk Island, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá and much of the eastern and southern United States . ''Ligustrum lucidum'' is sometimes also called "Chinese privet".
''Ligustrum sinense'' is an deciduous shrub growing to 2–7 m tall, with densely hairy shoots. The leaves are opposite, 2–7 cm long and 1–3 cm broad, rarely larger, with an entire.. more
