Botanical name: Syringa vulgaris    Family: Oleaceae (Jasmine family)
Synonyms: Lilac vulgaris, Lilac cordatifolia

Common Lilac is an upright shrub, up to 6 m tall. Leaves are oval, somewhat heart-shaped or tapering at the base, tapering, 5-10 cm long, 2-6 cm broad, somewhat leathery, bright green, hairless; leaf-stalk 2 cm. Large flower panicles arise from lateral buds, without leaves at the base, end bud suppressed. Flowers are often scented, lilac, white, azure, or red, sometimes double.Flower tube is narrowly cylindric, about 1 cm long, petals 4, oval, more or less rounded, hoodlike at the tip. Anthers don't protrude out. Sepal-cup is 2 mm long, 4-toothed, powdery, glandular-ciliolate on margin. Capsule is smooth, lustrous, brown, 1-1.5 cm long, 5 mm in diameter, slightly compressed. Common Lilac is native to Europe, cultivated elsewhere. Flowering: April-June.

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