Stats

Lifespan

30-50 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate shrubland

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Golden Privet is a shrub native to England, known for its bright yellow leaves, which turn red in the fall. Its flowers are bright pink and fragrant, attracting bees and butterflies.

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 ovalifolium