Chionanthus virginicus

Chionanthus virginicus

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Chionanthus
Species:
C. virginicus
Binomial name
Chionanthus virginicus

Chionanthus virginicus[3] (white fringetree) is a tree native to the savannas and lowlands of the northeastern and southeastern United States, from Massachusetts south to Florida, and west to Oklahoma and Texas.[4][5]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 2021. Chionanthus virginicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T153739948A181463478. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T153739948A181463478.en. Accessed on 08 June 2023.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Chionanthus virginicus, Fringetree". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ Literally "Virginian snowy-flower"
  4. ^ "Chionanthus virginicus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ USDA Woody Plant Seed Manual: Chionanthus virginicus (pdf file) Archived 2007-07-26 at the Wayback Machine