Syringa villosa, the villous lilac or late lilac is a shrub native to Korea, the southern part of the Russian Far East (Primorye) and northern China. There are two subspecies currently recognized (April 2014);Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii these are regarded as separate species in Flora of China.Flora of China v 15 p 282, 辽东丁香 liao dong ding xiang, Syringa wolfiiFlora of China v 15 p 282, 红丁香 hong ding xiang, Syringa villosa Combining the ranges for the two taxa yields a range within China of Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning.
Syringa villosa is a shrub that grows up to tall, with red, white, pink or purple flowers.Vahl, Martin. 1804. Enumeratio Plantarum vel ab aliis, vel ab ipso observatarum, cum earum differentiis specificis, synonymis selectis et descriptionibus succinctis / Martini Vahlii. Hauniæ Syringa villosa The flowers are long and highly fragrant, and flower in early summer.
Subspecies
Syringa villosa subsp. villosa Syringa villosa subsp. wolfii (C.K.Schneid.) Jin Y.Chen & D.Y.Hong – (syn. Syringa wolfii C.K.Schneid.)
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