Wayne Kunkel

Classification The Lilac Kingdom of the Lilac is Plantae The subkingdom is Tracheobionata The super division is Spermatophyta The division is Magnoliophyte The class is Magnoliophyta The subclass is Asteridae

Classification continued The order is scrophulariales The family is Oleacea The genus is Syringa The species is Vulgaris

Where its located at Figure 1 This map shows the wide area the lilac is present in. It was originally from European and Asian origin.

The uses of the lilac and the shape The wood is extremely hard and is used in knife handles sometimes because it doesn’t get thick enough for other tools. Is a very ornamental flower with a attractive fragrance so is widely planted as a decorative plant It is classified as a shrub so it is short and is rounded as shown in figure 2 Figure 2 This picture shows the flowers blooming

Fruit and the flower Figure 3 shows the flower of the lilac which is both male and female. Figure 4 The fruit is a long brown capsule looking seed.

Bud, bark and the leaf Figure 5 Shows the bark of the lilac Figure 6 The leaves shown are simple leafs and you can see the bud in the picture small green where it connects to the twig

Twig Figure 7 Shows the lilac twig as being rather thin and curvy not much there.

References, Pictures figure 1 range area ak_pospolity_Syringa_vulgaris_RB1.JPG figure 2 bush ak_pospolity_Syringa_vulgaris_RB1.JPG figure figure 4 figure 5 bud/leaf

References, picture figure 7 REFERENCES TEXT extra information

References, Text splay&classid=SYVU Classification splay&classid=SYVU eet.cfm?ID=324 identifying features, range. eet.cfm?ID=324 uses flower lk9/260W9.pdf fruit lk9/260W9.pdf the bark bud/leaf