ID please of this shrub please

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  1. ariani

    ariani Active Member 10 Years

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    Can you help me with the ID of this shrub/bush please?
     

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  2. Sundrop

    Sundrop Well-Known Member

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    I don't know what kind of shrub it is, but I see it has a little friend there sitting on the leaf.
     
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    ariani Active Member 10 Years

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    I want the plan't name not the friend
     
  4. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Cultivated setting or wild in Albania?
     
  5. ariani

    ariani Active Member 10 Years

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    It is wild

    THis is the plant
     

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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Interesting. Just thinking ...thoughts so far....
    In the 1st pic the leaves look very small and evergreen...using the "friend" for scale.

    The friend may be the lava of the Harlequin ladybird.....Quote from 3rd link......."The first-instar larvae are approximately 2 mm long and reach 7.5-10.5 mm by the fourth (final) instar."

    Harlequin Ladybird

    Harlequin ladybird photo - Harmonia axyridis - G78794 | ARKive

    Harmonia axyridis (harlequin ladybird)

    I tried to find the food source to see if that helped...it didn't.

    Oddly the 2nd pics seem to show far bigger leaves. A very large sprawling shrub infact.

    I was wondering about Celastrus paniculata...but it is from India...no record on www from Albania.

    celastrus paniculatus - Google Search

    So...still thinking! Hmmm. Tick tick.

    Is it ever green?
    What colour do the berries go when ripe?

    Where is Lila? She will know.

    Daniel...cannot find her on members list to send her a private e mail.
     
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  7. ariani

    ariani Active Member 10 Years

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    I do not know because I do not live in that area
     
  8. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    @Silver surfer : on the member list, you can enter a member name in the search box. Lila came up right away for me to select.
    @ariani : I can't answer the question, but having the photo of the plant gives me a very different impression; it would be useful to always post both the plant and the detail.
     
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    Or, to find her do it like that: lila.jpg
     
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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Thanks for help wcutler and Sundrop.
    Found it.
    Have sent Lila message asking for her help!
     
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    ariani Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you to all for your help
     
  12. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Hi! :)

    I don't think it's native to Albania... looks like a Ligustrum sp. Probably a L. ovalifolium, which is a very common hedge plant to your area.
     

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