Forestiera
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Forestiera is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plant
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family, Oleaceae
. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrub
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
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Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
family, Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae are a family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees and occasionally vines. As shrubs, members of this family may be twine climbers, or scramblers.-Leaves:...
. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
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Selected species
- Forestiera acuminataForestiera acuminataForestiera acuminata, commonly known as Eastern Swamp Privet, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that is native to the southeastern and central United States, growing primarily in or near wetlands....
(Michx.) Poir. – Eastern Swampprivet - Forestiera angustifolia Torr. – Narrowleaf Forestiera, Texas Forestiera, Texas Swampprivet
- Forestiera eggersiana Krug & Urban – Inkbush
- Forestiera godfreyi L.C. Anders. – Godfrey's Swampprivet
- Forestiera hondurensisForestiera hondurensisForestiera hondurensis is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae, that is endemic to Honduras....
Standley & L.O.Williams (HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
) - Forestiera ligustrina (Michx.) Poir. – Upland Swampprivet
- Forestiera neomexicana A.GrayAsa Gray-References:*Asa Gray. Dictionary of American Biography. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928–1936.*Asa Gray. Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998.*Asa Gray. Plant Sciences. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA, 2001....
- Forestiera pubescensForestiera pubescensForestiera pubescens, commonly known as Stretchberry, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, Spring Herald, or Texas Forsythia....
Nutt.Thomas NuttallThomas Nuttall was an English botanist and zoologist, who lived and worked in America from 1808 until 1841....
– Downy Forestiera, Stretchberry - Forestiera reticulata Torr. – Netleaf Forestiera, Netleaf Swampprivet
- Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. – Caca Ravet
- Forestiera segregata Krug & Urban – Florida Swampprivet
- Forestiera shrevei Standl. – Desert Olive