Ligustrum.—Privet.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
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Syringa vulgaris L.
Engl.: common lilac, lilac.
Deu.: Gemeiner Flieder.
Sven.: syren, bondsyren, vanlig syren.
Suom.: pihasyreeni.
Pre-Linnaean: Syringa flore lacteo. Syrina flore caeruleo. Hortus Eystettensis. 1613.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Henriette's herbal blog: I've always thought that lilacs are more or less toxic.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
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