| common lilac | USDA PLANTS Symbol: SYVU U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub |
| Syringa vulgaris L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Scrophulariales: Oleaceae |
| Native Range: Europe-Southeastern (REHD, ARS); |
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
![]() Cultivar; 'Albert F. Holden' The Dow Gardens Archive, Dow Gardens, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
![]() Plant(s); The new lilac cultivar named Betsy Ross, released by Margaret Pooler of the U.S. National Arboretum, has fragrant white flowers and tolerates powdery mildew. Margaret Pooler, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
![]() State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
| Invasive Listing Sources: |
| Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation. |











