Ligustrum obtusifolium

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Noun1.Ligustrum obtusifolium - small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage
privet - any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges
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Year observed Scicnlific name Common name 2003 2016 Rank Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven x x high Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard x x high Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry x high Celastrus orbiculata Oriental bittersweet x x high Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper x x high Ligustrum obtusifolium Border privet x x high Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle x high Lonicera maackii Amur honeysuckle x x high Ranunculus ficaria Lesser celandine x x caution Rhodotypos scandens Jetbead x x caution Rosa multiflora Japanese rose x high Table 4.--Invasive species present in herb-layer sample plots.
Increased soil moisture, soil disturbance, nutrient runoff, sun exposure, and temperature along the road edges in the upper Midwest promote plant invasion and growth of exotic species such as Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb., Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc., and Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder (Flory & Clay 2009; Watkins et al.
Bieb.) Cavara & Grande, uncommon), Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb., uncommon), Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold, rare), Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc., uncommon), Common Privet (Ligustrum vulgare L., uncommon), Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb., uncommon), Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder, uncommon), Honeysuckle (Lonicera L., uncommon), Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea L., locally common/abundant), Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora Thunb., uncommon) and Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor L., locally common/ abundant).
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