Oleaceae
Texas swampprivet
Forestiera angustifolia
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Forestiera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Texas swampprivet, Desert olive, Elbow bush, Elbow-bush, Elbowbush, Narrow-leaf forestiera, Narrowleaf forestiera, Panalero
Synonyms
- Adelia angustifolia (Torr.) Kuntze
- Forestiera puberula Eastw.
- Forestiera texana Cory
- Forestiera texana var. palmeri Cory
Flowers
- In flower
- January to February (from 119 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sue Schwab, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.