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Privets Ligustrum

This hub compares 7 species records. Across all 8 records, it carries 93 evidence rows from 29 distinct cited sources. The species split is 3 fire-resistant, 1 in documented conflict, and 3 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: privet Ligustrum sp. Fire-resistant Limited evidence 9 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 3 species

Documented conflict: 1 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

European privet Documented conflict Ligustrum vulgare Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation im… says high Zones 4–4 genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 3 species

About privets

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: shrub, tree. The records span published USDA zones 4–6. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Ligustrum: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated privets grow

Tagged as growing in 44 states.

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