1. Wayne Kunkel

2. 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

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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

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

9. References, Pictures http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYVU figure 1 range area http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYVU http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Lil ak_pospolity_Syringa_vulgaris_RB1.JPG figure 2 bush http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Lil ak_pospolity_Syringa_vulgaris_RB1.JPG http://www.50states.com/flower/newhampshire.htm figure 3 http://www.50states.com/flower/newhampshire.htm http://www.eol.org/pages/595648 figure 4 http://www.eol.org/pages/595648 http://www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/1417915868 figure 5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/1417915868 http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/s/syrvul/syrvul09.jpg bud/leaf http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/s/syrvul/syrvul09.jpg

10. References, picture http://en.fotolia.com/id/9247517 figure 7 http://en.fotolia.com/id/9247517 REFERENCES TEXT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_vulgarishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_vulgaris extra information

11. References, Text http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=di splay&classid=SYVU Classification http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=di splay&classid=SYVU http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsh eet.cfm?ID=324 identifying features, range. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsh eet.cfm?ID=324 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa uses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Syringa+vulgaris flower http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Syringa+vulgaris http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/campus/uconn/dec/wa lk9/260W9.pdf fruit http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/campus/uconn/dec/wa lk9/260W9.pdf http://www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/1417915868 the bark http://www.flickr.com/photos/13389908@N03/1417915868 http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/s/syrvul/syrvul09.jpg bud/leaf http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/s/syrvul/syrvul09.jpg