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Warning! This is an invasive plant, which has the potential to aggressivley crowd out native species. Learn more about invasive plants!

Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

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Invasive
Family: Oleaceae (Olive)
Height: 6 to 20 ft. (shrub)
Blooms: May to July
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Elongate clusters, Fused petals, 4 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date:  6/9/2013
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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