Ligustrum obtusifolium

Botanical Description

Ligustrum obtusifolium is a many-branched deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub that can grow from 2.5 - 6 metres tall. The plant often forms dense thickets[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Often grown as an ornamental, it makes an excellent hedge. Ligustrum obtusifolium has been introduced widely as a garden plant into the USA, where it has escaped from cultivation and become established in stream valleys, old fields, forest gaps and disturbed urban and suburban forest remnants. The plant forms dense thickets which can be difficult to control and may alter habitats and outcompete native plant species. It is listed as invasive in several states in the USA including Indiana, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ].