Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Summary 3

Ligustrum japonicum, known as wax-leaf privet or Japanese privet (Japanese: ネズミモチ) is a species of Ligustrum (privet) native to central and southern Japan (Honshū, Shikoku, Kyūshū, Okinawa) and Korea. It is widely cultivated in other regions, and is naturalized in California and in the southeastern United States from Texas to Virginia.

Contributor 4

Brantley Davidson

Interesting fact 4

If this plant is left to grow it can be an invasive species, that can shade native plants thus killing them.

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  1. (c) Marco Schmidt, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Marco Schmidt
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  3. Adaptado por brantleydavidson de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligustrum_japonicum
  4. (c) brantleydavidson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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