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Chinese privet
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30+ yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This woody shrub grows in thickets across East Asia and the southern United States. Its berries contain chemical compounds that remain toxic to most local birds even after digestion.

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 sinense