White Fringetree
Scientific Name:Chionanthus virginicus


NOTES: Polygamo-dioecious: mostly dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants) but with either a few flowers of the opposite sex or a few bisexual flowers on the same plant.

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White Fringetree
Genus species: Chionanthus virginicus
Common Name: White Fringetree
Family Name: Oleaceae  
Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or trees; leaves opposite, simple or compound; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, in various inflorescences; fruit a drupe, capsule, or samara.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Tree
Flower Color:White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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