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Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.

garden privet (Oleaceae)

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Ligustrum ovalifolium can be found across the British Isles as a result of planting for hedges.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-07-01

 garden privet / Ligustrum ovalifolium: _Ligustrum ovalifolium_ can be found across the British Isles as a result of planting for hedges.

Its leaves are much broader and blunter than those of its wild relative, Ligustrum vulgare.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-07-01

 garden privet / Ligustrum ovalifolium: Its leaves are much broader and blunter than those of its wild relative, _Ligustrum vulgare_.

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