''Syringa pinnatifolia'', the pinnate lilac, is a deciduous shrub in the genus ''

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'', in the family

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. It is native to

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Description

''Syringa pinnatifolia'' is an open, upright, deciduous shrub with exfoliating bark, unusually pinnate, dark-green leaves with lance-shaped, dark green leaflets, and panicles of fragrant, lilac- to pink-flushed, white flowers in spring. It grows between 8ft to 12ft (2.5-4m) high. Leaves are composed of seven, nine, or eleven leaflets, which are dull green, stalkless, pointed, the base rounded or in the case of the terminal leaflets frequently attached to the common stalk by a portion of the blade. Flowers are fragrant, pale rose-pink or white flowers in early summer, from May–June. Fruits September to October.

Habitat

''Syringa pinnatifolia'' grows mostly in a temperate biome, surviving at altitudes up to 7–9,000 ft.

Medicinal use

Peeled stems of ''Syringa pinnatifolia'' have been widely used to treat

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for hundreds of years in Inner Mongolia, China.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1411500 pinnatifolia Endemic flora of China Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine Plants described in 1906 Taxa named by William Hemsley (botanist)