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Privets
Privets
Ligustrum
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-50+ yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
Eurasia and Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Privets are woody shrubs that grow in dense thickets across Europe and Asia. Each plant produces clusters of black berries that remain on the branches all winter.

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