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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Syringa vulgaris
FAMILY
Oleaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Syringa vulgaris
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Syringa vulgaris
COMMON NAME:
Common Lilac, French Lilac
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_syvu_001_lvd
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140414_093030
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves ovate or broad-ovate, entire, dark almost bluish-green, glabrous, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140414_093222
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers extremely fragrant, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Syringa vulgaris
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Syringa vulgaris
FAMILY
Oleaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Syringa vulgaris
1481
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Commonly planted, persistent and naturalizing around old farms, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: southeast Europe
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Pinkish/Bluish-lavender
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4-lobed corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in panicles
FRUIT:
Greenish
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p120
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p17
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p344
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