genus

Wild Olive

Cartrema

Field notes

Cartrema is a genus of a few species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to southeastern Asia, southern China, and North America (Mexico, Central America, southeastern United States), formerly treated as section Leiolea of Osmanthus. Species of Cartrema may be distinguished from those of Osmanthus by the paniculate inflorescences of the former.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native wild olive All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.