Oleaceae
California privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Ligustrum
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- تمرحنة بيضاوية الأوراق
- Armenian
- Կիպրոս Իբոտի
- arz
- تمرحنه بيضاوية الاوراق
- Asturian
- Cornapuya blanca
- Azerbaijani
- Girdəyarpaq birgöz
- Catalan
- Troanella
- Chinese
- 卵叶女贞, 卵葉女貞
- Czech
- Ptačí zob vejčitolistý
- Dutch
- Haagliguster
- English
- California privet
- German
- Ovalblättriger Liguster, Breitblatt-Liguster, Goldliguster
- Hungarian
- Széleslevelű fagyal
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vinterliguster
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Vinterliguster
- Persian
- برگ نوی آمریکایی
- Slovenian
- Jajčastolistna kalina
- Swedish
- Bredbladig liguster
- Welsh
- Yswydden yr ardd
Synonyms
- Ligustrum japonicum var. ovalifolium (Hassk.) Blume
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yves Schnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Ligustrum
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- Glossy privetLigustrum lucidumOleaceae
- Chinese privetLigustrum sinenseOleaceae
- Japanese privetLigustrum japonicumOleaceae
- Border privetLigustrum obtusifoliumOleaceae
- Wild privetLigustrum robustumOleaceae
- Waxyleaf privetLigustrum quihouiOleaceae
- Ligustrum ibotaOleaceae
- PrivetLigustrum sempervirensOleaceae
- Tschonosky privetLigustrum tschonoskiiOleaceae
- Ligustrum delavayanumOleaceae
- Ligustrum henryiOleaceae
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.