Ligustrum vulgare

Ligustrum vulgare
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Ligustrum
Species:
L. vulgare
Binomial name
Ligustrum vulgare
Synonyms
List
    • Ligustrum album Gueldenst.
    • Ligustrum angustifolium Gilib.
    • Ligustrum decipiens Gand.
    • Ligustrum insulare Decne.
    • Ligustrum insulense Decne.
    • Ligustrum italicum Mill.
    • Ligustrum lodense Glogau
    • Ligustrum oviforme Gand.
    • Ligustrum sempervirens (Gray) Lindl.
    • Ligustrum vicinum Gand.
    • Olea humilis Salisb.

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.