Common Lilac
Flowers and leaves of Syringa vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Syringa
Species:	S. vulgaris
Binomial name
Syringa vulgaris L.

Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is a species of plant in the family Oleaceae.

It is native to the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe where it grows on rocky hills.

It has been introduced to North America. view more...