Oleaceae
Upland swampprivet
Forestiera ligustrina
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Forestiera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Upland swampprivet
Synonyms
- Adelia ligustrina Michx.
- Bigelovia ligustrina (Michx.) Sm.
- Borya ligustrina (Michx.) Willd.
- Forestiera autumnalis Buckley
- Forestiera glauca Raf.
- Forestiera verrucosa Raf.
- Forestiera wrightiana Lundell
- Geisarina verrucosa Raf.
- Nudilus paradoxus Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 343 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Megan Kossa, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: matt zo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: cnnpenteles, 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.