NPSpecies

Data Source: NatureServe PLOTS Database 2001-2007

Native of China; Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Moist forests, especially alluvial bottomlands; common. (Weakley 2007) In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Natureserve I-Rank: High/Medium. I-Rank Reasons Summary: Ligustrum sinense alters community structure and composition by creating a dense shrub layer that shades plant species in lower layers (Batcher et al. 2000). It threatens the globally rare and federally endangered plant Schweintz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii) (Urbatsch 2000) . It is reported as invasive in six Southeastern states (Miller et al. 2003), where it can infest pinelands, hammocks, river and stream floodplains, lake shores, edges of swamps and marshes, bottomland forests, and woodlands (CAIP; Batcher et al. 2000; Campbell and Fenderson 1995). L. sinense produces large quantities of fruit, which are eaten by birds (Batcher et al. 2000; Urbatsch 2000). It may be controlled in three to five years using a combination of mechanical and chemical treatments (Batcher et al. 2000).

Park Species Data Source: Bratton & Butler 1982; King 1997; Newberry 2001; White 2004