Eastern Swamp Privet is a native shrub or small tree of floodplain forests and swamp edges in the southeastern United States. It produces small dark purple drupes in early fall that are an exceptionally important food source for wood ducks and migrating songbirds. It often grows with water tupelo and bald cypress in flooded bottomlands.
Best time to see a Eastern Swamp Privet
The best time to see a Eastern Swamp Privet is March–June, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 744 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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