Oleaceae
Eastern swampprivet
Forestiera acuminata
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Forestiera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Eastern swampprivet
Synonyms
- Adelia acuminata Michx.
- Adelia ovata Desf. ex Pers.
- Bigelovia acuminata (Michx.) Sm.
- Borya acuminata (Michx.) Willd.
- Borya obovata Desf.
- Borya prinoides Willd.
- Borya retusa Willd.
- Carpoxis inermis Raf.
- Carpoxis nitida Raf.
- Carpoxis prinoides (Willd.) Raf.
- Carpoxis retusa (Willd.) Raf.
- Carpoxis spinosa Raf.
- Forestiera acuminata f. vestita (E.J.Palmer) M.C.Johnst.
- Forestiera acuminata var. vestita E.J.Palmer
- Forestiera cuneifolia Raf.
- Forestiera nitida Raf.
- Forestiera prinoides (Willd.) Raf.
- Forestiera retusa (Willd.) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Terry Woodward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kelsey Low, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bob Virag, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dan Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Will McFarland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.