Ligustrum quihoui Carr. Ligustrum sinense Lour. Widely cultivated ornamentals introduced from Europe and eastern Asia and escaping from cultivation, especially in eastern Oklahoma. Twigs long, straight, slender, brown or gray, often pubescent. Flowers small, numerous, whitish, in alillary or terminal panicles, blooming in Spring.
Several species are native to Asia and at least one has been introduced from Europe.
Old homesites, abandoned fields, fencerows, roadsides. The numerous species and cultivars make it difficult to identify individual plants. Ligustrum is the ancient name for European members of the genus. In the eastern third of the state, it has become naturalized and may be found growing almost anywhere.