Maryland Biodiversity Project - Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Common Lilac Syringa vulgaris Linnaeus

Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida > Order Scrophulariales > Family Oleaceae > Genus Syringa Common Lilac - Syringa vulgaris - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/1428

Host plant for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

A host plant of various moth species including Plebeian Sphinx and Laurel Sphinx Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

There are 37 records in the project database.

Common Lilac blooming in Harford Co., Maryland (5/6/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Common Lilac in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

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