Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Oleaceae

Chionanthus - [maps | photos]

• Chionanthus virginicus L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: old man's beard

Forestiera - [maps | photos]

• Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: eastern swamp privet

• Forestiera ligustrina (Michx.) Poir.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: upland swamp privet

Forsythia - [maps | photos]

• Forsythia viridissima * Lindl.
  Common Name: forsythia, golden bells

Fraxinus - [maps | photos]

• Fraxinus americana L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: white ash, American ash
  Synonyms:
  

         • Fraxinus americana L. var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J. Wright ex Fern.

• Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: green ash
  Synonyms:
  

         • Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. var. subintegerrima (Vahl) Fern.

• Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: pumpkin ash
  Synonyms:
  

         • Fraxinus tomentosa Michx. f.

• Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx.
  Common Name: blue ash

Ligustrum - [maps | photos]

• Ligustrum obtusifolium * Siebold & Zucc.
  Common Name: border privet

• Ligustrum sinense * Lour.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: Chinese privet

Syringa - [maps | photos]

• Syringa vulgaris * L.
  Common Name: common lilac

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.