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Ligustrum vulgare
Common Privet
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native (Cultivated)
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ligustrum vulgare L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Privet
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Oleaceae, Genus Ligustrum, Species Ligustrum vulgare


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		ME: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 1:44:57 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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