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Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
20-50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Wax-leaf Ligustrum is a shrub native to Japan and Korea, and it is also found in California and the southeastern United States. Wax-leaf Ligustrum is known for its ability to produce extremely large, 100-foot long shoots that can live for decades.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Ligustrum
Species
Ligustrum japonicum