Oleaceae
Pygmy fringetree
Chionanthus pygmaeus
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Chionanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pygmy fringetree
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 55 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sterling Herron, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Estabrooks, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lyn Roueche, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.