The LilacSyringa Vulgaris

Wayne Kunkel

ClassificationThe Lilac

Kingdom of the Lilac is Plantae The subkingdom is TracheobionataThe super division is SpermatophytaThe division is MagnoliophyteThe class is MagnoliophytaThe subclass is Asteridae

Classification continuedThe order is scrophularialesThe family is OleaceaThe genus is SyringaThe species is Vulgaris

Where its located atFigure 1 This map shows the wide area the lilac is present in.It was originally from European and Asian origin.

The uses of the lilac and the shapeThe wood is extremely hard and is used in

knife handles sometimes because it doesn’t get thick enough for other tools.

Is a very ornamental flower with a attractive fragrance so is widely planted as a decorative plant

It is classified as a shrub so it is short and is rounded as shown in figure 2

Figure 2 This picture shows the flowers blooming

Fruit and the flower

Figure 3 shows the flower of the lilac which is both male and female.

Figure 4 The fruit is a long brown capsule looking seed.

Bud, bark and the leaf

Figure 5 Shows the bark of the lilac

Figure 6 The leaves shown are simple leafs and you can see the bud in the picture small green where it connects to the twig

TwigFigure 7 Shows the lilac twig as being rather thin and curvy not much there.

References, Pictureshttp://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYVU figure 1

range areahttp://

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Lilak_pospolity_Syringa_vulgaris_RB1.JPG figure 2 bush

http://www.50states.com/flower/newhampshire.htm figure 3

http://www.eol.org/pages/595648 figure 4http://

www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/1417915868 figure 5

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/s/syrvul/syrvul09.jpg bud/leaf

References, picturehttp://en.fotolia.com/id/9247517 figure 7

REFERENCES TEXT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_vulgaris extra information

References, Text http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=displ

ay&classid=SYVU Classification

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=324 identifying features, range.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa useshttp://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Syringa+vulgaris

flowerhttp://

www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/campus/uconn/dec/walk9/260W9.pdf fruit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/1417915868 the bark

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/s/syrvul/syrvul09.jpg bud/leaf