PLANTS Profile for Syringa (lilac)

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PLANTS Profile

Syringa L.
lilac

Symbol:

SYRIN

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Oleaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Syringa L.

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Distribution:
Syringa L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Syringa L.

View 14 genera in Oleaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Syringa ×chinensis Willd. [excluded]. .

Syringa ×chinensis
Chinese lilac

Syringa emodi

Syringa ×josiflexa

Distribution of Syringa josikaea Jacq. f. ex Rchb.. . Image Available.

Syringa josikaea
Hungarian lilac

Syringa komarowii

Syringa meyeri

Syringa oblata

Distribution of Syringa pekinensis Rupr.. .

Syringa pekinensis
Peking tree lilac

Distribution of Syringa ×persica L. [afghanica × laciniata]. . Image Available.

Syringa ×persica
Persian lilac

Syringa ×prestoniae

Syringa pubescens

Distribution of Syringa reticulata (Blume) H. Hara. . Image Available.

Syringa reticulata
Japanese tree lilac

Syringa sweginzowii

Distribution of Syringa villosa Vahl. . Image Available.

Syringa villosa
villous lilac

Distribution of Syringa vulgaris L.. . Image Available.

Syringa vulgaris
common lilac

Syringa wolfii

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Syringa L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Oleaceae – Olive family
Genus	Syringa L. – lilac

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Syringa L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan							Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Syringa L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32994.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 09:15 AM CDT