Taxon

Forestiera acuminata

 
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Forestiera acuminata - swamp-privet
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: swamp-privet
Family: Oleaceae (olive family)
Distribution: s.e. and s.-c. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: This olive tree shrub relative has deciduous leaves and small, greenish, unshowy flowers. Grows 4-8' tall or sometimes as a small tree in the wild with a spreading branch habit. Fruit is produced on female plants and is a small, cylindrical, purple drupe. Grows in most any garden soil, thrives in moist soil in full sun and can be used in the border or a natural planting.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: STC: AF11 (AF11) • Accession: D2000-1022.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: STC: AH11 (AH11) • Accession: D2000-1022.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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