Stats

Lifespan: Up to 50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: Eurasia and North Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

Common Privet is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub, native to central and southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia. It is a slow-growing shrub, and is known for its dense, aromatic foliage.

Life cycle

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