Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare L.
Ligustrum vulgare, known as Common Privet, is a species native to central and southern Europe, North Africa, and southwestern Asia. It ranges from Ireland and southwestern Sweden to Morocco and extends eastward to Poland and northwestern Iran. This plant is part of the Oleaceae family and was first described in 1753.
Description
Ligustrum vulgare is a member of the Oleaceae family and is commonly referred to as Common Privet. It is widely distributed across central and southern Europe, North Africa, and parts of southwestern Asia. Its range includes areas from Ireland and southwestern Sweden to Morocco and extends east to Poland and northwestern Iran. The species was first published in 1753.
Other common names
Common PrivetEuropean PrivetPrivetPrivet-HedgeWild Privet
Distribution
Newfoundland · British Columbia · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Quebec · Portugal Continental · BR · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · FI · NO · SE · CD · UA · Flanders · Azores · Latvia · Lithuania · Canary Is. · Ukraine · EE · PL · ES · AU · NZ · LV · Kruger National Park · Antioquia · EC · DK
Synonyms
Ligustrum sempervirensLigustrum vicinumLigustrum decipiensLigustrum albumLigustrum angustifoliumLigustrum italicumLigustrum lodenseLigustrum insulareLigustrum insulenseLigustrum oviformeOlea humilisLigustrum vulgare subsp. italicumLigustrum vulgare var. italicumLigustrum vulgare var. pendulumLigustrum vulgare var. pyramidaleLigustrum vulgare var. laurifoliumLigustrum vulgare var. atrovirensLigustrum vulgare var. aureumLigustrum vulgare var. variegatumLigustrum vulgare var. glaucumLigustrum vulgare var. auriflorumLigustrum vulgare var. chlorocarpumLigustrum vulgare var. insulenseLigustrum vulgare f. pendulumLigustrum vulgare var. coombeiLigustrum vulgare var. xanthocarpumLigustrum vulgare f. xanthocarpumLigustrum vulgare var. macrophyllumLigustrum vulgare f. nanumLigustrum vulgare var. leucocarpum
