chionanthus

They are deciduous or semi-deciduous trees, closely related to Chionanthus.

There are two commonly grown species of Chionanthus.

Chionanthus pubescens Kunth.

Chionanthus albidiflorus (syn.

Chionanthus virginicus (N)

The larvae feed on Chionanthus, Kalmia, Syringa and Fraxinus species.

Chionanthus ligustrinus (Sw.)

Mr. Cross also suggested Chionanthus virginicus, the fringe tree, whose six-inch loose panicles of white flowers open in early June.

Chionanthus foveolatus (E.Mey.)

Chionanthus brachythyrsus (Merrill) P.S.Green.

Chionanthus longiflorus (H.L.Li) B.M.Miao.

It is sometimes treated in the segregate genus Linociera, though this does not differ from Chionanthus in any character other than leaf persistence, not a taxonomically significant character.

Still, I got so excited seeing Chionanthus virginicus - the fragrant fringe tree so loved by Thomas Jefferson - that I spilled my soup all over the picture.

Steep cliffsides provide sanctuary to groves of Dwarf Oak, Serviceberry and Granddaddy Greybeard (known as the fringe tree Chionanthus) which have a few unique species represented here.

Arbre à Niege, Chionanthus virginicus, Gray Beard Tree, Old Man's Beard, Poison Ash, Snowdrop Tree, Snowflower, White Fringe.

The species name was originally cited by Linnaeus as Chionanthus virginica, treating the genus as feminine; however, under the provisions of the ICBN, the genus is correctly treated as masculine, giving the species ending as virginicus.

Most of the tropical species are evergreen, while the two temperate species are deciduous; some botanists restrict Chionanthus to the two deciduous, temperate species, treating the evergreen species in a separate genus Linociera, but apart from leaf persistence, there is no other consistent difference between them.

It is also found on the genera Acer, Aesculus, Aralia, Asclepias, Azalea, Buxus, Catalpa, Chionanthus, Cornus, Frangula, Hedera, Humulus, Paliurus, Populus, Prunus, Rhamnus, Ribes, Salix, Sorbus, Syringa, and Ulmus.