Syringa vulgaris L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Lilac
🇫🇷 Lilas commun, Lilas

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Subtribe: Ligustrinae
Genus: Syringa
Species: Syringa vulgaris

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable
Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with S. oblata Lindl., 1859, which has broader leaves.

Photographs

img/syringa-vulgaris.webp — Syringa vulgaris

img/syringa-vulgaris-2.webp — Syringa vulgaris

img/syringa-vulgaris-3.webp — Syringa vulgaris

img/syringa-vulgaris-4.webp — Syringa vulgaris - Leaves

img/syringa-vulgaris-5.webp — Syringa vulgaris - Leaves

Sources

Rivers, M.C. (2017). Syringa vulgaris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61919333A61919345.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 842). Biotope.