Mock Privet, Phillyrea latifolia

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Zakros
Photo taken by:
Hilger, Η. Η.
Photo taken date:
September 2002

Mock Privet

Plants

Photo of Mock Privet, Phillyrea latifolia, in its natural environment n Lasithi district in Crete Greece. This is an evergreen shrubs or small tree, with small (2-6 cm) leathery, ovate leaves. It flowers in March – May and its small, greenish-white flowers turn to bluish-black drupes containing a single seed.