Oleaceae
White fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Chionanthus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- زهرة الثلج
- arz
- زهرة الثلج
- Chinese
- 美国流苏树
- Danish
- Amerikansk Sneflokketræ
- English
- White fringetree, American fringe tree, American fringetree, Fringe tree, Fringetree, Grancy greybeard, Old Man's beard, Sweetheart tree
- French
- Arbre à neige, Arbre de neige
- German
- Giftesche, Virginischer Schneebaum, Virginischer Schneeflockenstrauch
- Hungarian
- Amerikai hópehelyfa
- Japanese
- アメリカヒトツバタゴ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Virginiasommersnø
- Persian
- زبان گنجشک زینتی
- Polish
- Śniegowiec wirginijski
- Serbian
- Hionantus, Хионантус
- Slovenian
- Virginski sneženec
- Ukrainian
- Сніговець вірґінський
Synonyms
- Chionanthus angustifolius Raf.
- Chionanthus cotinifolius Willd.
- Chionanthus fragrans Edwards ex Steud.
- Chionanthus heterophylus Raf.
- Chionanthus latifolius Aiton ex Steud.
- Chionanthus longifolius Raf.
- Chionanthus luteus Lavallée
- Chionanthus maritimus (Pursh) Prince
- Chionanthus montanus (Pursh) Prince
- Chionanthus obovatus Raf.
- Chionanthus roseus Barton
- Chionanthus trifidus Moench
- Chionanthus triflorus Stokes
- Chionanthus vernalis Salisb.
- Chionanthus vernus Baill.
- Chionanthus virginicus subsp. maritimus (Pursh) A.E.Murray
- Chionanthus virginicus var. angustifolius Aiton
- Chionanthus virginicus var. latifolius Aiton
- Chionanthus virginicus var. maritimus Pursh
- Chionanthus virginicus var. montanus Pursh
- Chionanthus zeylanicus Lam.
- Ligustrum cotinifolium (Willd.) Jacques
- Linociera cotinifolia (Willd.) Vahl
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kelley Clark, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Gant Massey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.