Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (25)
Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
Recorded, season not shown (10)
Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
border privet by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
113 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
71 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County
34 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
66 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County
No qualifying records yet
Defiance County
No qualifying records yet
Delaware County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Fayette County
No qualifying records yet
Franklin County
48 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton County
No qualifying records yet
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County
45 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
No qualifying records yet
Hamilton County
65 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
No qualifying records yet
Highland County
No qualifying records yet
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
No qualifying records yet
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County
No qualifying records yet
Medina County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County
No qualifying records yet
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
No qualifying records yet
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
No qualifying records yet
Ottawa County
No qualifying records yet
Paulding County
No qualifying records yet
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
No qualifying records yet
Portage County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ross County
No qualifying records yet
Sandusky County
No qualifying records yet
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Stark County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
81 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
No qualifying records yet
Union County
No qualifying records yet
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Vinton County
No qualifying records yet
Warren County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Williams County
No qualifying records yet
Wood County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot County
No qualifying records yet
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Summit County
Not enough evidence
Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 81 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all
Records per week from 81 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of border privet in Summit County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of border privet
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
711
Jan 11–17
0
0
665
Jan 18–24
0
0
601
Jan 25–31
1
1
526
Feb 1–7
0
0
608
Feb 8–14
0
0
619
Feb 15–21
0
0
629
Feb 22–28
0
0
748
Mar 1–7
0
0
728
Mar 8–14
0
0
852
Mar 15–21
1
1
1,055
Mar 22–28
0
0
1,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4
1
1
1,005
Apr 5–11
1
1
1,654
Apr 12–18
0
0
2,454
Apr 19–25
0
0
2,699
Apr 26 – May 2
2
2
3,970
May 3–9
0
0
3,569
May 10–16
2
1
4,053
May 17–23
1
1
3,509
May 24–30
1
1
4,045
May 31 – Jun 6
2
2
2,874
Jun 7–13
16
7
3,158
Jun 14–20
9
5
3,796
Jun 21–27
4
3
3,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4
1
1
3,968
Jul 5–11
0
0
3,632
Jul 12–18
0
0
4,051
Jul 19–25
0
0
3,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1
1
1
2,908
Aug 2–8
2
1
3,828
Aug 9–15
2
2
3,583
Aug 16–22
1
1
3,535
Aug 23–29
1
1
2,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
2,840
Sep 6–12
0
0
2,758
Sep 13–19
6
2
2,761
Sep 20–26
0
0
2,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3
1
1
2,089
Oct 4–10
3
2
2,317
Oct 11–17
3
3
1,944
Oct 18–24
1
1
1,314
Oct 25–31
6
3
1,272
Nov 1–7
1
1
786
Nov 8–14
2
2
761
Nov 15–21
2
2
654
Nov 22–28
1
1
703
Nov 29 – Dec 5
1
1
503
Dec 6–12
0
0
447
Dec 13–19
1
1
496
Dec 20–26
1
1
522
Dec 27 – Jan 2
3
2
728
Reported in flower
Only 13 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
Reported in fruit
Only 19 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Late February to late June, middle week late May, and again early August to late December, middle week mid-October
Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 1,015 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of border privet in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of border privet
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
5
2
6,211
Jan 11–17
8
5
5,146
Jan 18–24
3
2
4,645
Jan 25–31
5
4
4,698
Feb 1–7
7
2
6,023
Feb 8–14
5
3
5,888
Feb 15–21
8
3
5,436
Feb 22–28
2
2
6,846
Mar 1–7
8
3
8,321
Mar 8–14
7
4
10,384
Mar 15–21
6
4
12,620
Mar 22–28
6
4
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
4
3
19,661
Apr 5–11
13
4
26,860
Apr 12–18
21
5
39,925
Apr 19–25
17
5
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
21
9
56,391
May 3–9
24
5
52,952
May 10–16
17
6
53,785
May 17–23
27
6
57,698
May 24–30
66
9
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
72
9
53,099
Jun 7–13
79
7
53,700
Jun 14–20
51
9
56,625
Jun 21–27
31
8
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
19
6
58,477
Jul 5–11
9
6
61,336
Jul 12–18
3
2
64,722
Jul 19–25
12
4
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
8
5
59,416
Aug 2–8
13
5
59,712
Aug 9–15
12
7
55,994
Aug 16–22
16
7
54,328
Aug 23–29
13
5
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
13
7
57,167
Sep 6–12
31
4
59,075
Sep 13–19
17
7
54,543
Sep 20–26
16
7
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
21
6
43,180
Oct 4–10
38
6
37,841
Oct 11–17
38
8
30,824
Oct 18–24
30
7
21,156
Oct 25–31
43
6
19,021
Nov 1–7
23
5
14,172
Nov 8–14
38
6
12,621
Nov 15–21
17
6
7,965
Nov 22–28
18
7
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
17
7
6,083
Dec 6–12
11
6
6,004
Dec 13–19
8
4
5,423
Dec 20–26
8
4
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
10
5
8,459
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower late May to late June, middle week Jun 7–13.
From 130 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
Usually reported in fruit early June to mid-February, middle week Oct 4–10.
From 350 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
Common PrivetLigustrum vulgareOften confused in Ohio: 562 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata75 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
common buckthornRhamnus cathartica32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergii28 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
winged euonymusEuonymus alatus19 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest
53%31%
Developed
39%49%
Farmland
5%11%
Wetland
3%5%
Grassland and shrub
0.6%0.9%
Open water
0.4%3%
From 690 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
