Oleaceae FAMILY

Syringa villosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syringa villosa is a deciduous shrub with an oval to irregularly shaped crown and stout, spreading branches; it can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to provide shelter from the wind and snow. This plant may become weedy or invasive in some regions or habitats and may displace desirable vegetation if not properly managed. It does not sucker extensively and its fruit is not desired by birds so the degree of spread is generally not a problem[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far east, northern China, Korea

HabitatNear gullies, riversides, thickets; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].