WorldFloraDB - Forestiera ligustrina

Characteristics

Shrub 1–3 m; lvs elliptic to obovate, 1–4 cm, half as wide, obtuse or subacute, finely serrulate, abruptly narrowed to the short petiole; fls axillary, subtended by minute ovate bracts, both staminate and pistillate crowded and subsessile in dense fascicles; cal minute but present; fr broadly ellipsoid, 7–8 mm, more than half as thick. Usually in sandy or rocky soil; c. Ky. and Tenn. to Ala. and Fla. Aug.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.65 - 2.25

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Forestiera ligustrina unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:608862-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000832136
COL ID	6JH8R
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Forestiera ligustrina Forestiera wrightiana Adelia ligustrina Forestiera glauca Nudilus paradoxus Bigelovia ligustrina Borya ligustrina Forestiera autumnalis Forestiera verrucosa Geisarina verrucosa

WorldFloraDB 2024

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Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Forestiera