Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Non-native
Native to southern Europe this shrub or small tree is commonly planted outside of its natural range. Naturalized on roadsides and abandoned places. Common lilac tolerates some shade but thrives in full sun, prefers well drained and chalk soils.
Leaf
Blades dark green above and paler underneath. Oval to heart-shaped with square base.
Fruit/Seed
Green to brown, leathery to woody. Pointed capsules, hairless and flattened.
Bark
Bark flaky.
Flower
Purple, pink or white, fragrant. Flowers in dense, conical paired clusters. Flower in May.
158Species
Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Alaska Paper Birch
Betula neoalaskana
Alternate-Leaf Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
American Basswood
Tilia americana
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
American Elm
Ulmus americana
American Hop-hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
American Mountain-Ash
Sorbus americana
American Plum
Prunus americana
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
American Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Amur Maple
Acer ginnala
Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Bebb's Willow
Salix bebbiana
Bitter Cherry
Prunus emarginata
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Black Cherry
Prunus Serotina
Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Maple
Acer nigrum
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Black Spruce
Picea Mariana
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
Blue-Beech
Carpinus caroliniana
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
Canada Plum
Prunus nigra
Cascara Buckthorn
Rhamnus purshiana
Chestnut Oak
Quercus montana
Chinquapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Common Apple
Malus pumila
Common Buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Common Hop Tree
Ptelea trifoliata
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Crack Willow
Salix fragilis
Cucumber Tree
Magnolia acuminata
Dotted Hawthorn
Crataegus punctata
Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Dwarf Chinquapin Oak
Quercus prinoides
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Eastern Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
English Elm
Ulmus procera
English Oak
Quercus robur
English Walnut
Juglans regia
European Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
European Black Alder
Alnus glutinosa
European Larch
Larix decidua
European Mountain-Ash
Sorbus aucuparia
European White Birch
Betula pendula
European White Poplar
Populus alba
Fanleaf Hawthorn
Crataegus flabellata
Fireberry Hawthorn
Crataegus chrysocarpa
Fleshy Hawthorn
Crataegus succulenta
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Garden Plum
Prunus domestica
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Glossy Buckthorn
Frangula alnus
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Green Alder
Alnus viridis
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Heartleaf Willow
Salix eriocephala
Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum, Viburnum opulus var. americanum
Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Large-Toothed Aspen
Populus grandidentata
Littleleaf Linden
Tilia cordata
Littletree Willow
Salix arbusculoides
Lombardy Poplar
Populus nigra
Manitoba Maple
Acer negundo
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
Mountain Paper Birch
Betula cordifolia
Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Oneseed Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera
Pacific Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Peach
Prunus persica
Peachleaf Willow
Salix amygdaloides
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda
Purple-Osier Willow
Salix purpurea
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera
Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
Red Spruce
Picea rubens
Rock Elm
Ulmus thomasii
Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
Saskatoon Serviceberry
Amelanchier bartramiana
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Satiny Willow
Salix pellita
Scarlet Hawthorn
Crataegus coccinea
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
Shining Willow
Salix lucida ssp. lucida
Showy Mountain-Ash
Sorbus decora
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Siberian Crabapple
Malus baccata
Siberian Elm
Ulmus pumila
Silky Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
Small Cranberry
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Smooth Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Sour Cherry
Prunus cerasus
Speckled Alder
Alnus incana
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Sweet Cherry
Prunus avium
Tamarack
Larix laricina
Tree-of-Heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Trembling Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
White Birch
Betula papyrifera
White Mulberry
Morus alba
White Oak
Quercus alba
White Spruce
Picea glauca
White Willow
Salix alba
Wild Crabapple
Malus coronaria
Wych Elm
Ulmus glabra
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis