Question: Any idea what this shrub could be? I found it when hiking in southern CT on a rocky, cliff-side trail. …
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Any idea what this shrub could be? I found it when hiking in southern CT on a rocky, cliff-side trail. The berries seem really striking but I have yet to find a match.
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Dear thatonetreetho, good afternoon. The shrub you have photographed is a member of the genus Ligustrum (privet). These are plants in the olive family. There are four species that are known from New England, but I would need to see close-up views of the branchlets and images of the flowers to narrow it down to species. Hopefully knowing the genus is useful to you.
