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Forestiera
Sign in to saveForestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrubs.
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Downy Forestiera
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyOleaceae
Native toAlabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, California, Cayman Is., Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Observations12,906
Observations recorded22,418
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Forestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrubs.
==Species== There are about 20 species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Ecuador and the southern half of the United States. Phylogenetics indicate that Forestiera is sister to Hesperelaea, an extinct North American lineage.
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