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Lilac: Media

plant genus

Images

lilac flowers
Cluster of cross-shaped lilac flowers (Syringa).
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common lilac
Flowers of the purple, or common, lilac (Syringa vulgaris).
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Interactives

spring leaf-out change
The average date of first leafing among lilacs and honeysuckles in the contiguous...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski