species 39,447 observations
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Field notes
Ligustrum vulgare (wild privet, also sometimes known as common privet or European privet) is a species of Ligustrum native to central and southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia, from Ireland and southwestern Sweden south to Morocco, and east to Poland and northwestern Iran.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Small Engrailed, West Coast Lady, Fall Webworm Moth, Waved Sphinx
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Privet Sawfly
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Citrus Flatid Planthopper, Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Black-thighed Flower Fly
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.