Taxon

Chionanthus virginicus

 
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Chionanthus virginicus - American fringetree
Image: Payton, Gregory - IrisBG Mobile [Geo5439445090]
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Common name: American fringetree
Family: Oleaceae (olive family)
Distribution: e.-c. and e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Regional red list: Ohio Potentially Threatened Species
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A native deciduous shrub, but rare in southern Ohio. Sometimes more treelike in stature, growing 15' tall and wide. Dark to medium glossy green leaves are clean and free of insects and diseases. Fall color is often a desirable clear yellow, unusual for olive family members. This shrub is dioecious, with male and female flowers born on separate plants. Male flowers are white, larger and brighter in color, and supported on fleecy panicles, 5-8" long. Female plants bear attractive, dark purple fruits ("little olives").
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Ohio Division of Natural Area & Preserves: Rare Plants of Ohio • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: HAM: AW09 (AW09) • Accession: D1928-0019.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HAM: AX09 (AX09) • Accession: D1998-0725.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HAM: AX09 (AX09) • Accession: D2002-0760.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: VCA: AU13 (AU13) • Accession: D2023-0132.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: VCA: AW15 (AW15) • Accession: D1996-0918.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: VCA: AW15 (AW15) • Accession: D1996-0918.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: VVW: AW16 (AW16) • Accession: D1996-0921.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: VVW: AW16 (AW16) • Accession: D1996-0921.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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